There are a few experiences in your life that change you in a fundamental way. There’s no way to predict how much, and even when you are well-prepared, these changes often take you by surprise. For example, when you are expecting a child, it seems like everyone you meet will tell you having a child [...]
I have been tutoring a Chinese student in conversational English every single night for two hours a session, since July 4th. It worked out to be a lot more challenging than I expected. What I didn’t consider were the cultural references which are inherent in any language. For the record, I don’t have any formal [...]
Yeah. Well, that wouldn’t be freelancing. Although I love it and I can’t see me doing anything else at this point, if you think writing and/or editing full-time is a glamorous job, let me put it to you straight. You are outside your mind. It takes Ballz of Steel. Endurance and stamina. A twisted sense [...]
Hear that? It’s the sound of my self-inflicted deadline whooshing by. I missed it by three chapters — no excuses, just paying work has to take priority, gods rot it. I’d set another goal, but I hate the sound of them as they collapse. I don’t want to rush it because I don’t want to [...]
Today was the first anniversary of Momma’s passing. Dear Momma, This has been a difficult day. I can hear you in my head telling me to put on my Big Girl Panties, but you and I both know I’m a weenie, and although I *will* put them on, I have to cry, first. You were [...]
My friend Avery Tingle inspired me to post this after sharing a personal story of his own. A memory like a carpet stain. The thing about carpet stains is you can scrub and scrub the surface, and the stain may fade or go away. You use chemicals, scrub and scrub, sometimes using a cleaning brush, [...]
Recovery is limping along. The GI tract and I have had many discussions in the last couple of weeks. I’ve agreed to no cold pizza for breakfast, and it has agreed not to torture me with day-long sessions in the bathroom as a reward. I think we’re slowly getting on the same page. **** Stamina [...]
You might have noticed a lag, longer than usual, between posts. I have a very good reason. Honest. Last Thursday, it became necessary for me to make the acquaintance of my local EMT’s and ambulance crew. From there, I was introduced to the local hospital, various doctors and surgeons, and in the journey, I lost [...]
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What a sad week for those of us who grew up with Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, and Michael Jackson. I’m feeling really old, right now. The passing of McMahon and Fawcett were a given; both had been ill for a long time. And although familiar with and fond (in a cultural way) of both, it’s [...]
Wow. And the first days of June. Holy shiznola, where did May go? Let’s take a little stroll, shall we, and fondly remember what did happen in May. I found a couple of copy gigs that have become small eggs in my basket. Not enough to really earn a whole lot of money, but eggs [...]
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