I never look at my odometer, but today it caught my eye as I oozed into my car at the end of a tiring and emotional day. Not the odometer, actually, but the “tripometer”, which I never use or reset. It read “666.0”. Now, I’m not a religious person but my great-grandmother Eubanks was, and she made sure us young’uns knew the significance of that number. Ill omen. Bad sign. Mark of the Beast. Signal…
My significant other, the love of my life, is currently serving his country in a hot, dry desert location. The following is part of an email I sent him a few days ago. He says in reply, “This was, bar-none, the finest email message I have ever received. I laughed, I cried… Ok, I didn’t cry, but i really enjoyed it. I enjoyed it enough to read most of it out loud to the folks…
It was pointed out to me by someone very dear that I haven’t updated this journal in a while. Ah, well, life gets in the way sometimes. Hmmm… since my last entry: * My tummy troubles turned out to be the gallbladder. I’m on an extremely low-fat, low-fun diet, with the consequences for misbehaving being surgical removal of said gallbladder. * My honey has been deployed to the Middle East, in a nice safe air-conditioned…
Bah. Humbug. My digestive system and I are not on speaking terms. So to speak. It started over the weekend. We were having a lovely time, helping friends celebrate their wedding in Bucks County, Pa. The bride was beautiful and they make an incredibly lovely couple. Lovely family, when you count the bride’s incredibly cute, incredibly intelligent 10-year-old son. The groom is a chef, most recently with a top-ranked restaurant in New York City. Thus,…
I’ve always considered myself a goth. Have been for the past 20-odd years or so. Sure, that stint in Corporate America toned down my look, but hey, they make conservative business suits in black. And khakis, too. Thank goodness those anal retentive dress code days are over. I’m in love with my comfy drawstring pants, my buy-em-at-Walmart summer rayon dresses, and my tank-and-cardigan sets from Target. Occasionally I even add some color to my wardrobe.…
