The Suicidal Hand

Appendage depression doesn’t get a lot of air play.  Unless of course the appendage is a penis and  then any story therein related will fill your news feed. My left hand has a death wish.  To look at it, you wouldn’t think that it’s any different really from my right hand.  Fingers the same length…

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Does anyone’s carpet match their curtains?

For once I am not talking about my pubic hair, or even referring to yours.  (‘Cause let’s face it, the boat carrying that particular shade of carpet sailed decades ago when I discovered Flirt hair colour.) It’s all about lipstick.  Please follow my idiomatic extrapolation.  I’ve been testing lipstick shades on the back of my…

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Never use the magnifying mirror.

“Do you see this?” I ask. “What?”  David is towelling his hair. “This.”  I turn the left side of my face to him.  “This.” He comes closer.  Looks.  Then looks again.  “I don’t see anything.” “This.”  I use my finger to show him what I’m talking about.   “I don’t see anything.” “I’m growing a beard.”…

The alarm cat

Meow. Meow. Meow. Meow. Oh, for the love of… Meow. Meow. MEOW… MEOW…MEOW…MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOWWWW! I look over at the clock.  7:17.  I close my eyes, do a double take. What the?  CRAP!!  I stagger out of bed, open the bedroom door and face Minuit – the most irritated cat in the galaxy.  She squints at me…