I have started over before. Looking back, I can see different versions of myself struggling, sometimes with new situations and sometimes with perennial issues. The “fabric of my life” is all of one piece with scatterplots, tessalations, and places worn thin from stress. Does ”fabric of my life” come from a fabric softener commercial? Either way. Not all of [...]
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A ridiculous apartment community newsletter recently held a blurb on knowing yourself to be healthy. Pretty sure I threw it out during the move, but I think it was on my fridge long enough to remember a couple of the points therein. I’ve done this before, I think. But it’s helpful to redo it from [...]
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Now that word has gone ’round, I would like to share with all of you my overpowering joy in the engagement of two very dear friends. “Shotgun” was proposed to near the Capitol on Friday night and, of course, answered in the affirmative. This couple, ladies and gentlemen, is very, very much in love. They’re fantastic for [...]
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My move took a toll… Every limb on my body: bruised in action Two toenails: permanently stained by Benjamin Moore Three gorgeous red wine balloon glasses: one lost in transit, one a victim of a carelessly flung elbow, and one delicately hand-blown bowl busted by vigorous toweling One bottle of Highliner Pinot Noir: christened my kitchen floor [...]
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Although our separation should have come as no surprise to either Mike or me (sudden though it may have seemed at the time), it appears a lot of folks were blindsided. Because we didn’t talk much to others about the problems we faced, no one really saw it coming. This was not intentional, I assure [...]
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Y’all, my FMBs fit. These have never fit. I ordered them forever ago, thinking they were designed in a way that my comic-book-hero calves might just zip in. I have almost given them away a couple of times, but I was sure that someday, someday, I would lose a bit of weight without marching my leg [...]
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I am a weather wonk. Did you know that? If you’re new to the inside of my head, you should be warned — I become a five-year-old when the meteorologists call for a thunderstorm or a snow flurry. Thunder and lightning make me giggle. (And cuddle, but that’s irrelevant.) I will check the hour-by-hour forecast somewhat excessively until [...]
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Vast distances, long absences Hurt and anger and confusion and more hurt Challenges and poor decisions Rejection, reconciliation Painfully deep wounds Love reaches out, chances vulnerability, overcomes pride. It can be so deep and enduring…when strained or renewed, it’s almost tangible, a physical, gripping reminder of how it isn’t just emotion or a blind loyalty — it’s as much [...]
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Before I moved over my share of what was in refrigerator, my new fridge contained the following: Carmelized onion cheddar Drunken Goat Irish Vintage Cheddar Some blue cheese Jon picked out (that’s just going to get tossed onto a steak because, ew) Duck liver paté Red Truck table wine A brand new Brita I’d say [...]
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Holy crap. Have y’all looked at airfares lately? What the hell? No wonder I’ve only been traveling for business. Also, no wonder they’re more amenable to sending me to a Baltimore conference rather than one in Vancouver. Thank goodness for local entertainment, charming neighborhoods, and rooftop pools, I guess. Between this and gas prices, I foresee a [...]
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