Accident Update
Oops. I spoke too soon. Turns out I did break a bone — I have a teeny, tiny fracture in my tibia. Also, I have extensive bruising in my tibia and I sprained my ACL. OK, OK. For some of you that may be Greek – it was for me, […]
Category Archives: Thoughts
Minivan Puts Me On Hold
There was no mid-April blog entry because I was in a small accident. On the morning of April 16, 2005, I went shopping at a local grocery store. I was pushing my shopping cart to my vehicle and had gotten halfway across the parking-lot road when a minivan turned left […]
Serendipity and Hard Work
Earlier this year I learned about a writer’s cultural exchange program in Romania. It sounded perfect for me, especially in light of the novel I’m working on. So I applied for it. I even started planning for it because I just had this feeling that I was going to get […]
What is reality?
I wrote this entry in my Random Thoughts journal on July 19, 1999. What is reality, really? How does one determine what is truth? Sometimes, when I’m walking the dog at night, I look up, watch the tangerine clouds move across the periwinkle sky and think, “This doesn’t look real. […]
Strange But Possibly Noteworthy
As I’ve mentioned before, I get all sorts of press releases in my e-mail. And, although most of them are not really of interest to me, they at least are in a genre I cover — food, travel or science. Except for one I got a few days ago. This […]
A Joyous Run In the Snow
Last night, I took my dog, Sprocket, for a walk in the snow. About 5-6 inches of powdery snow covered the grassy areas in front of our apartment building, but the parking lot was plowed. Sprocket has on the little booties I got her for Christmas. She doesn’t like them, […]
I Sing the Praise of Publix
I know people don’t ordinarily recommend or review grocery stores, but I think this one warrants a mention. If you’ve ever spent some time in Florida, you’ve probably heard of Publix, a grocery store chain found there and in parts of Georgia. I lived in Florida for a year and […]
The Loneliest Time in My Life
I’ve decided to write about my miscarriage. I’ve been taking a how to write a memoir class for the past several weeks and this story seems to be the one that most wants to be written about. I don’t know who I’ll sell the story to, but I feel a […]
Bad “Get Bent” Lines
Ever tell someone to F-off and have them reply, “Your place or mine?” I have. On June 2, 1981. When it happened I didn’t know what to say, so I just called him an a__hole. But later, in my diary, I came up with better responses. They’re kind of funny, […]
A mold-free, well-lighted apartment
Ah! A new, mold-free, well-lighted apartment. And better than that, an apartment my dog hasn’t “christened” — and we’ve been there for more than 24 hours, too! Such small joys make me feel hopeful for the future.