Admittedly, this is not the classiest title for a post, but I believe Ernesto Hemingway would approve- as it is the truest title I've ever written. This has been a shitty year. I unthinkingly condemned 2016 to Hell with my first post of the year which began: "I'm feeling strangely optimistic." — I take full … Continue reading 2016 # The Turd That Wouldn’t Flush
This miniature version of the life I once had Smaller car, fewer kids, a lap dog- not too bad I've accepted a thought, something I always knew "Bigger is better"- may or may not be true I once drove a van and had an Irish Wolfhound Equal effort is required for every dog I have … Continue reading A Miniature Version of the Life I Once Had
Today started like any other, the school bus pulling away from the corner and ascending the hill out of my view, followed by my fifteen year old son, tearing out of the house, door slamming behind him, as he, at breakneck speed, brought up the rear. I watched him disappear up the hill, as always, … Continue reading Within Reach
A lot from Lydia 