Writing is to descend like a miner to the depths of the mine with a lamp on your forehead; a light whose dubious brightness falsifies everything, whose wick is in permanent danger of explosion, whose blinking illumination in the coal … Continue reading
So here’s how it went: I told on my husband. I gave away his nighttime secret — to the doctor, no less. There we were, two happy little people sitting in the doctor’s office, following up on some teensy-weensy little … Continue reading
My parents claimed often and vociferously that I was born with my grandfather’s white-hot Irish temper. They swore there wasn’t a diaper change, a feeding, a bath … a moment … that wasn’t accompanied by needle sharp shrieks that melted … Continue reading
This past week has been something, hasn’t it? First we heard of Ed McMahon’s passing and all I could think of was how he was the greatest second banana — ever. He was eighty-something. Then, Farah Fawcett died. There wasn’t … Continue reading
Like many, I have a busy mind. A very, VERY busy mind. Unfortunately, while this lovely mind of mine is zipping around telling me this grand thought and speaking of that profound notion … all I hear is the adult … Continue reading
I was asked the other day just how I decide a blog topic for any given post. “How do you know what to write about?” was the question. I had to think about that. Really. I usually just let fly … Continue reading
I love noise. Life is noisy. It bangs and clanks and booms and clicks. It’s cloudy. It’s sticky. Life makes sound and I love every thunderous moment. I like it when doors and cupboards are opened and closed with a … Continue reading
By mid-September, I could carefully maneuver most places with a cane, albeit a bit tipsy on occasion. My legs still fought me over stairs, but I showed them who was boss with some fancy cane and rail-holding techniques. My mouth … Continue reading
I spent all of August and part of September helping my one Amazing, Fabulous, Glorious Over-Achieving Brain Cell recruit others in kind of an Amway-esque pyramid scheme. You get five friends and they get five friends and down the line, … Continue reading
Thank you for your patience during this uncharacteristically long intermission. We now resume our regularly scheduled program, already in progress. The day following my free-wheeling, jibberish-hollering, whooptie-do through the winding corridors of my apartment complex, my helper decided that I … Continue reading