I’m one of those people who can just look at a stranger and hate her like she stabbed my best friend. I’ve always been grateful for this ability to weed out the boring and annoying. This is why I after …
My friend Barbara told me I should join a beweavement group. I said, ‘I’m not really into arts and crafts.’ ‘BeReavment!’ she said louder, but not too loud because everyone is very very gentle around me lately. I appreciate this …
Jimmy was plucked. That is the best way I can put it. Everyone else is still around but where’s Jimmy? It just isn’t fair. It isn’t fair to him. It isn’t fair to me. It isn’t fair to our kids, …
I realized today that I may never buy another tomato. I don’t like tomatoes. My kids don’t like tomatoes and whoever stops by for dinner can just live without them and be happy they got lettuce. I spent a ridiculous …
Four and a half months has passed and it’s still hard to be out in my neighborhood because there are always ‘the loose end people’ – The ones who still don’t know that Jimmy has died. (see post “Is That …
In another 45 minutes it will be August 26th, our 34th anniversary. We used to laugh and say that we have a pretty good shot to being one of those couples married 50 years. We were married at 22 so …
Some people are just hell bent on outdoing others. I say I’m cold. You’re suddenly freezing. I’m hungry. You’re starving. I’ll bet this is how pnemonia was discovered. One cave man chipped away on his cave “I have a cold.” …
Jimmy loved a good backrub. He rarely had a professional massage, but when our 6’4 nephew Chuck came over Jimmy would lean over and yell to him “Blood, blood.” This, of course, meant ‘help get the kinks out.’ Chuckie came …
You have to think very highly of someone to name your baby after that person. Yes? No arguement here. It’s an honor and it’s a tremendous show of respect. Okay. That said… On June 3rd my cousin Mike named their …
I’ve always been an idiot savant with dates. I remember everyone’s birthday even if I can’t stand them. My brain refuses to delete that Mrs. Ellenson was born on February 9th. She was my next door neighbor 34 years ago.…