One for the History Books
My sister Janne and I are in many ways very much alike. You can tell from one glance that we’re sisters and if you spend five minutes in a room with us, it’s obvious that the similarities are much more than skin deep. For one, we both like to be in charge (which gets interesting…
Weekend Tink Fest
On Friday, Beth challenged us to go and have some weekend fun and I don’t know anything more fun than spending time with my lovies. Remember when they were born? They are TWO AND A HALF years old now. Dunno how that happened. Janne and John (the Tink Delivery team) drove and the Tinks were…
Love, Pain, the Whole Damn Thing*
*Love that song. I watch The Bachelor. Yes, I know. I am a feminist and I watch The Bachelor. It is my guilty pleasure. I am completely unrepentant about the other reality shows I watch, but The Bachelor? It’s hard to admit in public. However, it’s pertinent to today’s post, so I’m hangig my inconsistencies…
Messing with Reality
Some time ago, I believe I had a little rant about a miniseries called Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, which chronicled the displacement of Native Americans during the white settlements. Specifically, the rant was about the glossing over or direct alteration of historical facts occurring in the miniseries, which was defended by an HBO…
Don’t Worry, You’re Among Friends
Being marginally less pestilent, I have 37 things to do before the Victoria Day long weekend hits (in approximately 4 hours) and have therefore come up with an idea that gets me out of writing something thoughtful and interesting. Today, we’re going to pretend even more than usual that we are hanging out with a…
Suspect
Monday was the day for Blogging for CFS/ME (Chronic Fatigue Syndrom/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis), as well as Fibromyalgia Awareness Day and I missed it due to being too pooped to come out and play. I’m sure the irony isn’t lost on anyone. Last week, I was so focused on avoiding an injury that I forgot my body…
Newton’s Law of Stopping
By Tuesday evening, it was evident that I was thisclose to hitting the wall. Said wall being that point where I want to crawl back into bed and pull the covers over my head, lie quietly weeping on something cool or, frequently, the point where my body after days of asking nicely, decides to make…
A New Chapter
Today marks the first of my new, monthly column/post for HealthCentral.com. It’s a great website community. There is medical information and expertise – very useful (I’m learning new things all the time) and there’s a large and growing community of people who’ve “been there”, living with various diseases and conditions, sharing advice, opinions and stories…
Walnut Brain
Ever since she was a wee kitten, all whiskers and hair on a tiny frame, Mojo has considered the hallway on my floor to be the most fascinating place, quickly annexing it to officially be part of her domain. For the last 12 years, almost every time I come home, she shoots out the door…