In March, Kevin and I (along with our friends Paul and Jenn, aka the baby sister that my mother was too selfish to give me) went on a cruise through the Panama Canal. 10-year-old me would be thrilled. NGL, 59-year-old me was pretty thrilled, too. The thing about the canal that surprised me, though, was
The things I will think about to avoid thinking abut what’s going on in Washington. So, I tell people I am a hard introvert. I prefer being alone to almost any other state, I crave quiet and the comfort of a completely empty schedule. People exhaust me. I want a comfy chair, a good book,
Long day today, so all I have energy for is this. I really want to talk tattoos, but that may wait till Friday. Anyway— If you could make your pet understand one thing, what would it be? If I could have just one superpower, I think it might be the ability to talk to animals.
Today was the darkest day in a minute, but I guess we carry on. What choice do we have? I remember after John died, people telling me how strong I was. I didn’t understand that. Being strong is facing a situation about which you have a choice and choosing the hard thing. All I was
Today’s post started as so many have in January, with one of them fancy fauxanuary prompts: In what ways do you communicate online? First, I have to admit that I was happy that this was such an easy and direct question. I’m in the middle of the latest Louise Penny Armand Gamache book and except
I spent the day today in my new reading chair, you know, reading. I told my friend Lowell that I think that having the reading chair will mean that I doomscroll less, read more and he said “so it’s your mental wellness chair?” RIGHT! Think back on your most memorable road trip. In 1992, in
I have mentioned before that I have MS, and I am pretty disabled. I mean, I’m not like quadriplegic -disabled. I can walk, poorly. I need a step to get into bed and a walker for most walking that isn’t just to the restroom. I can stand for a fairly long period of time, if
What are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life? As with so many things, my thoughts on this one have flippity-flopped over the years. I used to say that I would take any pill you would hand me if it meant that I could live forever. I made it very clear
Busy day ahead. We are going to our friend’s Jen and Sean’s house for a “Full Family Game Day” which is a new thing we are doing this year, just as an attempt to get The Whole Fam together on a more regular basis. But whom, you may be curious, is in this family? I
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