At Least They're Committed

The bell rings and I know who it is and so I fling open the door and as they pull back the screen and step toward me I don’t bother with “Hello” — even though I am surprised and delighted to see Rafe has joined Gabriel on this morning’s visit — and I instead push my Read more

Oh, why not. I’d originally sneaked on here to document my observations of Tripping Raul while TR was raging because some person let her down. (Yawn) She caught me and pulled it off-line. Yet, since I have this date secured and titled, might as well play on this a bit. I’ll only say it once this Read more

In her defense, she tried to wake me up. She hopped onto the bed and whimpered, her big brown eyes staring at me, and I, in typical fashion, waved her away. Evidently she was trying to tell me she didn’t feel so hot because she proceeded to produce pile upon pile of . . . Read more

Wildly agitated on the bus ride home because I had really wanted to be at the Rockies’ Opening Day, I hypercritically flipped past Tonic, System of a Down, NIN, Gordon Lightfoot, Free and various other artists on my iPod while grappling for a song I could relate to and that would quell the scream embedded in my throat. Finally: Creep, by Read more

I do so dislike posting unflattering photos of myself, but I of course had to in order to tell the tornado story. I apologize. I’ve been fighting my weight for, like, ever and the lack of results are never more telling than in those pics. And don’t even get me started on my hair that day Read more

You, my child, are on your way. And I am excited about it, as are your grandfather and uncles. You’re due Oct. 21, close to my birthday. Feel free to come a couple of days early. We’ve already begun looking at car seats and baby clothes, though we don’t know yet if you’re a girl Read more