This morning the blank page is staring back at me – me with my blank mind. The cat begins to cry. The one dog that is allowed to roam the house ahead of the others tip taps through the living room looking for something to chew. I stare more. Nothing. […]
I took a much needed break last week from all my responsibilities to have fun with my visiting daughter. It’s hard to believe she’s an adult and that my son will soon be one too. It was a jam-packed, fun-filled week – boating, waterskiing, hiking, shopping, even squeezing in some […]
We’re a nerdy bunch in the Law Office. Mark rushed into my office yesterday to show off what his new PDF program could do. “Look!” he said like a kid with a new toy. He had a whole presentation with print outs. The day before I squealed with delight […]
Frank stopped by the office yesterday. He was upset that his children don’t want him driving anymore. “Look,” he said, “this paper says I can drive. I’m not taking the test. You know that test costs $400?! I’m not doing it. This paper says I can drive.” The paper had […]
Old cats are great because they’re mellow and cuddly – until one of them throws up next to your head in the middle of the night. Yep, that’s what happened last night. What do you even do when you’re too exhausted to move, but you have this vomit smell sucking […]
“So you don’t know anyone from New Mexico?” “No,” I said as I thought about my old friend in New Mexico. But I did not know him anymore. I did not want to know him anymore. He was a racist and a misogynist and probably a lot of other -ists […]