"I wish I could drink like a lady, I can take one or two at mostThree I am under the tableAnd four I am under the host" Dorothy Parker … [Read more...]
when we leave
There is the cliche ending to a marriage- man has affair, leaves wife. If you want to Supersize the cliche - he leaves her for his secretary. I guess today the proper term is assistant. Let's just say then that this exit is "assisted".But more and more - in fact 2/3 of today's divorces are pushed … [Read more...]
Middle-aged Tight Ends
I love watching football. I don't understand it but I find it a bit romantic. I love the boyishness- the wrestling for the little pigskin, the temper tantrums, the emotions, the cute little dances when they get a touchdown. I love the smack on the butt, I love the strong forearms and the broad … [Read more...]
14 days
Many people hate forced occasions. Many people resist being told what to do. Many people say "I am not going to buy into that crap- she/he knows how I feel."Truth is most people are too busy to take the time to say how they feel or show it. Too much of the good stuff goes unsaid or unnoticed. … [Read more...]
it is not your best work – part two
All of this talk about TIGER MOMS, reminds me about my friend's reaction when her then 9 year old handed her a "card" she made for her birthday.It was a torn piece of paper, the edge uneven and shaggy. On it she had scribbled, in a marker gasping for its last breath of ink- leaving the … [Read more...]
someone might lose an eye
I have just signed a permission slip for my 14 to go on a class trip. It is hard for me to give her permission to do something so dangerous, so life threatening, so I had to really think this through.I have had to assume all risks as they were presented to me- "the specific hazards … [Read more...]
words for wednesday- winter storm warning
warning : two feet of snow … [Read more...]
Dinner at the JORO Cafe
Monday nights can be a little flat. Back to work, back to school, back to routine.But not at the JORO cafe.If you recall, my divorce has given me many gifts, one most especially the JORO family. When my friend Sam told me she was returning from Winnipeg without her husband and that I should … [Read more...]
our kate
I know I am fairly alone on this - I don't give a whoop about the Royals. Never have. Any lingering interest or marvel I may have had was sideswiped by Charles' declaration to Camilla that he 'desired to be her tampon'. Truth is, my motto is not to spend too much time being … [Read more...]
words for wednesday- the cure
"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." Dorothy Parker … [Read more...]
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