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Author: Tripping Raul

  • Choke

    “What the hell do you mean by that?” Ellen and I were sitting under the umbrella on the patio at the pizzeria sucking down wine and mussels. She’s abandoning me, that one is, in July. We have to get in as many happy hours as humanly possible before then. “It’s…

  • Window

    Ruthless. Ruthless is how I feel as I stand, arms crossed, staring out the window of the newly vacated office across the hall. I want it. I look behind me to ensure no one is noticing and I sigh, step forward and survey the gray clouds and buildings new and…

  • ‘A dilettante’

    Oooh! An astrological chart about me! Only me! This one takes into consideration not only my sign, but the day, time, location and year of my birth. I am a typical Libra, this I already knew. I’m accustomed to hearing how I like and promote harmony, I tend to weigh things carefully…

  • Terror at the computer place

    D, Edisonsblackdahlia and I stood and waited as the portly dude behind the computer care counter helped the couple before us. He looked at us nervously and said he’d be right with us, but his customers’ problems were significant so he eventually called for backup that never came. We just…

  • Someone — who shall remain nameless here — totally sold me out

    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 —…

  • Color commentary from GDA about Tripping Raul

    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…

  • Is it OK to enjoy being sick?

    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…

  • Creep

    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…

  • Flattery and a lot of ‘wah-ing’ on my part

    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…

  • Welcome

    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…