In early August, Jeff and I booked reservations to travel to Chicago on December 6th. It would be the second of our newly established annual Christmas on Michigan Ave get-a-way. On November 9th I caught a bug which was diagnosed a week later as pneumonia. A week on antibiotics and I still had no energy…
In the past few weeks it’s been made very apparent to me that I’ve created a bit of a nightmare. It started by cracking the door open just a tad and suddenly I realized it was taking all my strength to keep this monster contained. The monster is made up of all the extra responsibilities…
I just recently realized what the saying, Six to one, half-a-dozen to another means. All my life I thought it referred to a mathematical equation – like a ratio. 6 is to 1 like 1/2 of 12 is to another; another equalling X, thus 6:1 = 6:X. The equation made sense but what was mind…
She claims she doesn’t remember saying it. But she did. I remember the moment. We were sitting in her unfurnished new home and every word we spoke echoed through the open space bouncing off the walls back to us. It was like sitting inside a really bad stereo. She was making something to drink and…
Have you ever looked closely at the story of Cinderella? It’s a terrible story. Mother dies, father marries a bitch, two evil step sisters arrive, father dies, and Cinderella’s only hope of escape is a fairy god mother or a prince. What are those chances? Children grow up is situations that are less than perfect…
Ever feel like all you do is shovel other people’s shit? Before I explain, I need to make a little adjustment. You see I grew up in a house where we ate chicken chests and we wore top underwear. There were some words such as breast or bra that were just not appropriate. So the…