I just remembered something funny that happened to me. This was back in 1998 and I had been having some knee pain. I was curled up asleep and my husband came in to join me. He put his hand on my knee and said, “Heal.” I was half asleep, so […]
Writing is a lot like losing weight. As you work toward your goal weight, you’ll hit set points along the way. You’ll stay at that set point for awhile then start losing again. With writing, you constantly strive to be a better writer and then you’ll hit a set point. […]
Last night I caught up on some old The Simpsons episodes recorded by our Tivo. One of them was “Rosebud” where Mr. Burns longs for his childhood teddy bear, Bobo. It made me think of something that happened during our recent move out to Phoenix, Az. The day the movers […]
I had the most amazing experience today. I’ve been feeding the birds on my patio for a few weeks now. Today, one flew into the window, knocking the wind out of its sails. I found it lying on its back breathing heavily. I went outside and picked it up. It […]
On Fridays I go to see the acupuncturist. He’s been helping me, in conjunction with the chiropractor, heal from sciatica. This past Friday, he was removing the needles when my shoulder started tickling. So I rubbed it with my hand and felt something dripping. “Something’s dripping?” I said. “Oh. It’s […]
I guess there are times when you need to be reminded that there are very superficial business people out there. Last week I got an email in response to my resume posted on Craig’s List. This is what it said: “Can you send references and salary history?” That’s it. No […]
Nothing riles me more than being accused of something I have not done. For example, when I was in college I was playing a game of Scruples with my roommate and her friends. The basis of the games is a set of cards, each with a morally ambiguous situation. As […]
The other day, I was thinking how much I’m enjoying spending time with my wonderful dog, Sprocket. And then it occurred to me that being between jobs has its perks. The past month I’ve been able to really enjoy my dog’s company and spend quality time with her. We go […]
Back in my December 16, 2006, post, I mentioned that there were wild parrots here in SoCal. Well, this morning, as I took my dog for a walk to the post office to mail some letters, I was finally rewarded with the opportunity to take close ups of these guys.
