Journal
Could You Please Just Be Quiet?
Today, for the first time in a very long time, I treated myself to some “outdoor time”, no agenda, nothing to be accomplished. Eventually, I did, of course, turn it into something to be accomplished because that is what I do. I cannot help myself. I need to be busy and productive at all times.…
Read MoreMy Beautiful Little Nut Hoard
I will do what I can to explain to you why I have a nut hoard. You probably will not understand, most people wouldn’t. I will give it my best. I have a beautiful little nut hoard. It is sitting out on my back patio right now. It is strangely satisfying to go out each…
Read MoreIt's a Long Drop from the Nest
So where to begin? My two girls are growing up, can’t deny nor avoid the truth of it. But, I don’t have to like it, or do I? I look at them and think, wow, what amazing women they are turning out to be…. but the instinct to hover & protect them is very strong.…
Read Morethe waiting room
Yesterday I drove a friend to a doctor’s visit. Not being a patient, I had about 1 hour to sit & just observe. I remember thinking for a moment that it might be an interesting study for a sociologist, anthropologist, or psychologist, to just sit and observe human behavior. A few minutes later I find…
Read MoreIn Charlie's Lab
When I was in graduate school I had a job in Charlie’s Lab. It was a super-nerdy-real-deal-haven of scientific endeavor. Charlie had a number of research assistants, there were three of us sharing our lab space along with some fancy high-dollar equipment. There was the slutty med student who was all emo & crying about…
Read MoreI Think My father Probably Died from a Lack of IV Access
Damn you hindsight! Why aren’t answers as readily available when you need them as they are obvious with the aid of hindsight? Damn you! I know stuff, I see stuff, so why didn’t I put on my big girl panties & demand that someone put a functional IV in my father when he was a…
Read MoreDon't drive the tractor in your dress-up clothes
The time has come. The vegetable patch has partially been cleared of tired barren plants. A bed has been prepared & ready to receive the seeds for next year’s crop of garlic. The warm summer has transitioned beautifully into a glorious autumn. The nectarine trees continue to have beautiful huge green leaves while everything around…
Read MoreIncommunicato
I need a new cell phone, I really do. I am not a technology whore. The cell phone that I own no longer rings and even I, a hater of phone conversations, must admit that this has rendered my already antiquated unit useless. This has been going on for about a month now, so I…
Read MoreTope-Landia: Adventures in Traveling by Taxi In Oaxaca, Mexico
Have you ever hit a tope (speed bump) at 40mph in a car with NO suspension? If not, you have never taken a Taxi in Oaxaca, Mexico. Well, I can’t be sure if he was really doing 40 because I couldn’t help but notice that the speedometer was non-functional. I remembered this taxi driver from…
Read More!El Maestro!
!El Maestro! It has got to be the pinnacle of coolness to be greeted as Maestro, Spanish for teacher, master, a title of extreme respect in this case. It seems as though nobody calls famed Mexican artist Francisco Toledo by his name. He is a man of small stature but colossal presence. Toledo walks the…
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