Garden Gate.
When I was a kid, if I felt I had been treated unjustly, I would accuse my mother of not loving me. She would get upset, say that she did, and hugs and kisses would abound. Then one day, her response...
View ArticleTalking About Bacon.
Nathan picked up a box of the precooked Oscar Meyer bacon that had been strategically placed near the egg display of our local supermarket."Mama! Do you want bacon?" he shouted."No, not today, but...
View ArticleWinter Doldrums.
I haven't been writing as much as I would like. I sort of fell off track with the holidays. My workload is heavy and while I'm not physically doing work all the time, my mind is on it or I'm wiped...
View Article40 Months To 40.
In 40 months, I'll turn 40. In honor of the big event, I've created a list of things I'd like to accomplish by then. I only have 34 items on the list so far, leaving room for goals to develop since...
View ArticleYou Can't Break Me, Little Girl.
Yesterday I took Nathan roller skating for the first time. I used to go all the time, but I hadn't been in at least 20 years. I went to a place about 20 miles from my house. It happened to be the...
View ArticleLandline.
The light on the phone base was blinking again. Every day I check the phone and every day the message light is blinking. Sometimes it's debt collection agencies looking for Tunisia or Raymond. Other...
View ArticleWhy I Nearly Lost It At The Supermarket.
Most people know not to go grocery shopping when they are hungry. Everyone knows you should leave your kid home if you can. Women know that when they are PMSing like a fiend to stay out of the store....
View ArticleI Have A Decision To Make.
My grandmother had a great laugh. It would start out ordinary, but before you knew it, she was crying and bouncing and gasping for breath. Even if you didn't know what was so funny, you would likely...
View ArticleI Don't Want To Play.
"Mama, do you want to play with me?"My first inclination is to simply say no, because the truth is right now I do not want to play with my kid. It's Saturday, I'm tired and I would much prefer to...
View ArticleNothing Says I Love You Like a Sinus Infection.
Hey, Happy Valentine's Day, people!I actually don't really care about today. Sure, it's sort of an anniversary, but mostly it's a regular day. And, as seems to be the case for me these past few...
View ArticleDon't Kill Me, Carmen!
Anyone who hangs around this blog long enough knows that I am a ridiculous person. I woke up on my couch, as I often do, around 11:45 last night. I caught the last few minutes of Bill Maher, took a...
View ArticleI Am Now A Believer.
OK, so Carmen didn't kill me, but she got her revenge just the same.Let me set the stage. Husband was in the shower and I was just about to throw laundry from the washer into the dryer. As I...
View ArticleThe Steak Knives.
I sat there admiring my handiwork. Four straight lines, parallel to one another, each one with just a few beads of blood. They hurt far worse than they looked, the pain giving me an odd sense of...
View ArticleThe Platform.
I've always been plagued with nightmares and ultra-vivid dreams. My mind never shuts off. Sometimes I don't understand the unsettling particulars of my nightly visions. Other times they provide a...
View ArticleThirsty with Long Fingernails.
Have you been wondering how I've been?No?I'm going to tell you anyway, because that's the sort of thing that I do.Thursday night I realized I was ridiculously thirsty. I was thirsty as though I had...
View ArticleStare At The Ceiling.
"Mrs. Longo? I have some papers for you to sign."I was thankful for a reason to leave the room. It had been hours since I'd grown weary of the competition between the incessant and rhythmic whooshing...
View ArticleHalf A Week.
I don't really like Mondays. Or Tuesdays, for that matter. And kinda not Wednesdays, either. And if Monday in any way includes Sunday night, cross that off my list as well.I wanted to participate in...
View ArticleCurses! Van Morrison!
When I meet a new person, I like to give off the impression, temporary though it may be, that I'm a lady. At my first job, I was able to keep up this ruse for six long years. That is, of course, until...
View ArticleWhat I Told My Six Year Old About Steubenville
I admit I didn't know much about the situation in Steubenville until I started reading the coverage of the verdict. I tend to be a bit out of the loop and maybe people have been talking about it for...
View ArticleHappy Drunk.
"Rat! Get the grill out of the garage!"Dad made his way from the driveway to the house. It would have been a full swagger if he had been sober enough to walk a straight path. His arms were full of...
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