Three years since March 12, 2020, when everyone was talking about this mysterious illness that no one knew anything about other than it was potentially deadly. It was three years ago on a Thursday that Veruca’s school announced a two-week closure starting Monday, when I decided that she wasn’t going to school on Friday. Three … Continue reading Three Years Later: Who Loves a Parade?!
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…In Random Places
We went on a road trip last weekend, as previously written. We always look forward to road trips together. Well, I look forward to road trips and he loves me so I am taking the liberty of saying we look forward to road trips. He drives and I enjoy the scenery and sometimes shout “ooh!” … Continue reading …In Random Places
I Take It Back
My “passive PT” has been increased to three days a week because Tuesday it appeared I was on my way to a phenomenon known as “frozen shoulder.” Frozen sounds innocuous enough. I mean, so you can’t move your shoulder, right? Okay, so not terrible, right? A little PT will fix that baby right up. Read … Continue reading I Take It Back
Take Me to Church
Spoiler alert: IT AINT CHURCH. Where the fuck have I been, you ask? Oh, didn’t ask? That’s okay, I’m taking liberties today so …. buckle up. But first, a joke… An Eskimo’s car breaks down. He brings it to the local mechanic, who pulls the whole engine apart and finds the problem. He says, “looks … Continue reading Take Me to Church
Where I’ve Been – Early October
It is 7:41 a.m. on a chilly October morning and my brother is actually up before noon and just came in from outside using his high-pitched voice reserved for animals and Shuggie just lost her mind. He and Todd are building a deck for my neighbor and the dogs want to supervise from their side … Continue reading Where I’ve Been – Early October
Return to OCMD – Last Day
This was the first trip to the beach where I was content to watch the sunrise from the balcony. Todd had gotten up and went down to the beach to take a few dozen photos and I snapped a few of him from my place on the balcony. When he finally turned to walk back, … Continue reading Return to OCMD – Last Day
Return to OCMD – Ain’t Nobody Got Time For That
Monday morning, day 3. Lying in bed, while Todd went for a walk, reading a book and texting mom whose only concern seemed to be that I “DID NOT get the hippies in trouble.” I mean, really. Ain’t nobody got time for that. You know what else ain’t nobody got time for? Three – count … Continue reading Return to OCMD – Ain’t Nobody Got Time For That
Return to OCMD
898 days after the beginning of the Sars-CoV-2 worldwide pandemic, aka COVID-19, Todd and I returned to Ocean City for a LONG overdue vacation. Disclaimer: the five days we were there were hotter than Satan’s ass crack, and you will be hearing a lot more complaints about this in the days to come. At the … Continue reading Return to OCMD
Where I’ve Been – Overdue
I'm sitting here writing at my desk and recalling this day 21 years ago. 21 years ago the Twin Towers fell, live on TV as millions watched in horror, visibly stunned news anchors watching the story continue to unfold in Washington and in PA with a plane full of American heroes. 21 years ago the … Continue reading Where I’ve Been – Overdue
When You Give a Mouse a Cookie
While I’ve been home climbing the walls – metaphorically, that is, because I am restricted from exercise and heavy lifting – I started writing again and am revisiting old memories. I looked up my first university and, of course it has changed since 1989 but, damn. Since video tours are a thing now, I watched … Continue reading When You Give a Mouse a Cookie
The Tara Chronicles 