Yeah, it’s tournament season. As in, BOWLING tournament. He had one last weekend in Lancaster at Dutch Lanes on Sunday. We left the house at 10:30 a.m. because he wanted plenty of time to drive and “assess” the “lane conditions” before it started … at 1:00. One should know that Lancaster is a mere 45-50 … Continue reading The Bowler and the Shopper
Life
It’s the Little Things
Monday morning Todd had an appointment with a “Pain Management” doctor, the same practice where I had been several years ago after my car accident and my spine doc sent me there. I might have written about it (and forgive me for not checking if I did) since I was colossally pissed that they asked … Continue reading It’s the Little Things
Hodgepodge
I have a newfound taste for gin. Silverfox would be so proud to know this, if he ever reads the text I sent him last night extolling the virtues of “juniper berries and other botanicals.” That’s assuming I actually said anything other than, holy shit this is good. I first sampled gin – again, that … Continue reading Hodgepodge
New to the Cast of Characters
Niecelet – Family We Choose, who I first met when she was a friend of Veruca’s. Her mom became a friend of mine through softball (when our girls played together) and we have remained friends ever since. It was during Niecelet’s junior year that I volunteered to drive her when her mom was recovering from … Continue reading New to the Cast of Characters
Dear Mom & Aunt Dianna, Again
Good morning, ladies. It’s a little after 7 a.m. here, everything is frost-colored. My phone says “It’s 25 and sunny.” They say it like it’s a positive thing and the only thing I’m positive about is that I’m not in Jamaica. Except I just looked at your weather and it’s looking like rain. Ha ha … Continue reading Dear Mom & Aunt Dianna, Again
Dear Mom & Aunt Dianna
While the two of you are resting your laurels on the sandy beaches of Jamaica, sending me unsolicited feet-in-the-foreground pics of the blue-green ocean and perfectly white fluffy clouds suspended in an azure sky, I am freezing my ass off in 15-degree Maryland with two dogs who are testing my ability to [National] Love-Your-Pet-Day. MY … Continue reading Dear Mom & Aunt Dianna
Holiday Letter 2024
I’m a little late on this angle, but I would like to share my entry for the Annual Holiday Letter. I have another entry that I was going to post as A Year in Review but I stumbled on these “10 Simple Steps” for creating this traditional “message.” The article itself hails from 2011 so … Continue reading Holiday Letter 2024
Life is Too Short to Have a Bad Cart
The end of 2024 is nigh and another year is impatiently rapping at our doors. I just went back and re-read last year’s entry, which just so happened to be ON the 30th just like this one and this is entirely accidental. A year ago today I was anticipating a newly renovated bathroom – which … Continue reading Life is Too Short to Have a Bad Cart
The Nuclear Option
Twelve days ago I decided to go dark. By the time I got here, I was already over it, six ways to Sunday. The stress, the anger, the division, the constant fear-bombing. I woke up early on November 5th, eager to cast my vote once and for all, to seal the coffin of my anxiety. … Continue reading The Nuclear Option
Lessons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3Pr1_v7hsw I heard this Foreigner song on the radio the other day. Takes me back to high school, on the sports bus on our way home from a wrestling meet. Todd and I might have been sitting together snuggling in the darkened bus, the rumbling white noise of the engine, surrounded by hushed voices and … Continue reading Lessons
The Tara Chronicles 