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I’m in a lot of pain right now. My back is holding too much tension. I’m just really stressed out. My arm has been tingling and I’m sick of popping pain pills. Today, I got a massage and went to the chiropractor. My back was on fire with every touch. She spent the whole hourContinue reading “My Aching Back”

Today I am grateful for Chris Thile and his magnificent music. I’ve been listening to him sing and play with his band Punch Brothers on their album Who’s Feeling Young Now.  Give it a listen. You’re welcome. I have this fantasy about singing with a band. It seems like the perfect theatrical opportunity. You getContinue reading “Chris Thile and Corsets”

Things are off for me today. I can never seem to get ahead when it comes to money. I just found out I have to pay back unemployment $129. I got a ticket because the decal on my car is faded, so I have to pay $30 there. But I have a job. I haveContinue reading “An Eeyore Day”

Not to be confused with the maxi pad… The maxi dress is this years fashion gift to me. I have acquired three. And today, I am grateful both for their cottony comfort, and for my large boobs. As a short girl, without these knockers, I’d spend my days tripping over the maxnificent length of theseContinue reading “The Maxi Dress”

Sometimes you make plans. ( In my  plan, I’m skinny and perfect and wonderful!) And while you wait for those plans to come to light, you make a friend. Plans require specific qualities and ambitions. Friends just require love. Until I step forward and become the woman in my plans, it’s nice to have aContinue reading “Plans”

Best Way to Tell a Woman You Love Her  100 plus years and there’s only one thing I’ve ever been sure of. You. I’m not asking you for anything. When I say I love you, it’s not because I want you or because I can’t have you. It has nothing to do with me. IContinue reading “Joss Whedon Has Destroyed My Ability to Settle in Love”

I ate a homemade doughnut my friends brought to me at work.  I watched a circle of capoeira dancers/fighters.I sat in the face of a sunset talking to a new friend while my left hand dug through clean soil for a good hour.I had a successful day at work.My home is clean.The storage facility isContinue reading “Typical Monday”

Have you ever looked at a picture of yourself and wanted to throw up? I lost about 25 pounds and I feel better. But I have a lot more weight to lose. But you think that because you FEEL better, you’ll look better too. But that is NOT the case. The picture I have ofContinue reading “Musings From a Fat Girl”

 This is a picture of my Nana and Popop smiling at their youngest great-grandson while his parents smile on. My Aunt Marylou is posing next to her grandson.  Here the baby is contemplating the universe. He’s a thoughtful one.  His sister is a runner.  Here she has discovered a new slide. Look at that cuteContinue reading “Cute Babies and Proud Old People”

Speaking of Words… Here are some world changing words: From Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” pamphlet, published in February 1776: A government of our own is our natural right: And when a man seriously reflects on the precariousness of human affairs, he will become convinced, that it is in finitely wiser and safer, to form aContinue reading “Birthright of an American”