Upon her return from school, Rissa makes her way into the kitchen. I am writing in the dining room. “There’s leftover tosada stuff in the fridge and some cherry tomatoes,” I direct from my post at the laptop. Après school snack reminders are much needed for my child, who, when her blood-sugar is low, can…
It’s Rissa’s fault. She sent me a video, “Orangutan makes friend with dog.” Next thing you know, I’m using the You Tube taster’s menu down the right side of the page. Instead of exercising before work, I’m surfing You Tube – watching dozens of animals videos. I could have at least gone into work early,…
“Pass me the scalpel,” I say. “No,” says David. “Please?” “No.” “Don’t you even want to know what it’s for?” “No.” “I’m not going to use it for anything bad.” “You’re going to cut into your body right?” “Well, yeah, but just…” “And it’ll probably be near an important artery, right?” “I would completely avoid…
WARNING: ADULT LANGUAGE in this post. As I checked my email Sunday morning, this note, in Rissa’s handwriting, was to the left of the keyboard: AWESOME LEVIATHAN FACTS! 306 feet high, 80 degree drop, 148 km/h, 32 passengers p/car That was the first time on Sunday that I thought I might woof my cookies. The…
On 100,000 Pyramid. On Facebook. Because I’m such a geek. And what’s stupid? I get anxious when I play. I start freaking out… when I can’t think of the word. My angina kicks in a bit. I give myself angina playing a game on Facebook. I am a ginormous dufus. It’s understandable though. On account…
Because why? Because every now and again when I go to clear the answering machine of messages – I discover things. Things that should have been written down kind of things. When we get to around 8 saved messages, I try to clean them out. Yesterday I discovered that, unbeknownst to me, my friend Lisa…
These little piggies need to go to a podiatrist… Ladies and Gentlemen I give you… HAMMER TOE GIRL!!! Or possibly MALLET TOE GIRL! or CLAW TOE GIRL! 44 years old and I just realized that I have mutant feet. I thought I was dealing with some minor foot pain, brought on by corns. Turns…
The days of miracles have returned! I am the living, breathing recipient of a freaking miracle! PRAISE BE TO EVERY GODDESS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FEMININE CYCLE!! For the first time in over 8 years, my period is LATE!!! (insert Hallelujah Chorus here) It has been almost 5 weeks since my last cycle. To some women…
Underwater photography by the amazing Rafal Makiela I’m making the effort. My head’s above the surface… but there are days…. Days when, honestly, it would be easier to go under and stay under. Suck in water and sit at the bottom of the pool. Instead, I drown proof. I’ve been fighting my body for as…
A respectful deviation on Wingsdomain Art and Photography’s – Quoth the Raven Nevermore Picture, if you will, a raven. Now imagine that raven on the inside of your skull. Imagine that raven has its claws firmly around your eyeballs. Your optic nerves haven’t been severed… yet… but you can actually feel the claws around the…