Something annoying and slightly disturbing has resurfaced in my reading. It started back in 8th grade when we had a class assignment to read “On the Beach”, the classic post-nuclear apocalyptic novel. It’s a great story, a little scary to
From the Depths of My Hard Drive
While looking for a copy of last year’s taxes, I found a Word document I created in 2014. I vaguely recall writing this document as a part of a series of writing challenges created by NPR. The intended reader is
P is for Platelets
I apologize for the huge gap, but I had lots of life go to Hell in a Handbasket these last two weeks. I won’t get into it. It’s boring. The story I have to tell is more interesting. At least
K is for Kinks
I am a relative newbie to running. I started running at the end of last October by working through the Couch to 5K program. However, I hit a kink — I can’t run for more than three minutes at a
Love Thy Enemy
And God said ‘love your enemy, ‘and I obeyed him and loved myself.” ~ Khalil Gibran Oh those are hard lovely words! What does loving yourself look like? Is it primarily physical, or primarily mental? If you love yourself, aren’t
90 Minutes for Me – Why Not?
In the last couple of weeks, I have been jumping into the start of my work day (every day for me is a work day). I should be centering myself, getting my water, coffee and something to eat, and planning
Unplanned Diet – Not for the Squeamish
Been having some pain back where the wisdom tooth was removed two months ago. Went to the dentist Thursday, and came home with slightly less jawbone that I had earlier in the day. Apparently I had an overgrowth of bone,
How I Spent My Monday
From the Crafty blog, where I am participating in NaBloPoMo: I had an emergency wisdom tooth extraction today; this afternoon to be exact. It’s not how I planned to spend my day, but that’s what happened when I saw my