I and my twin sister are turning 52 this year. (Can it really be two years already since our fabulous fifty?) Given the number 52 being the number of cards in a poker deck, I wanted to do something card-related to celebrate, and I recalled how my sister and I Read more
I hate nagging, particularly I hate finding myself nagging. I feel how unattractive I am when I do it, and how annoyed the person I am nagging is, and, furthermore… I have never seen nagging WORK? I wanted Jen to work on getting her driver’s license. I didn’t get mine Read more
In my journal entry for June 9, 2024, I wrote, “Doug suggested I make a dating SIM for GH2, as a promotion for it. I love this idea. I’ve written a quick outline & asked Grace if she’d do art. She said yes!To do: Alert Grace that we need emotion Read more
How’s that for a provocative headline? I feel the need to start off by saying I love dogs, especially MY dog, Koala, who is the best doggie ever in the history of ever. But as I walked her this morning, and she strained with all her strength to devour a Read more
I was sitting around the campfire with some fighting buddies and they were talking about doing some training the next day. I hesitantly asked, “Um, I mean… could I… maybe… if it’s okay, can I come?” Fighting buddy put down his drink, leaned forward, and said, “You should be OBLIGATED Read more
I was looking for a new doctor, my GP having retired. It was my first attempt, with a female doctor in the same practice, and I’ll never forget our first (and last) appointment. After several familiar questions to establish my medical history, she asked, “How many children?” “None.” She double-checked Read more
Do you have a friend who is, like, WAY skinnier than you, but always complaining about her weight? Is it me? I have that friend, too, and was complaining about her to a friend who weighed more than me and realized… waaaaiiit. I am also her. She is legion. I Read more