A Handful of Dreams

Today is my Grandfather’s birthday. He’s 95 years old. Happy Birthday, Grandpa! Your doctor says that you have a good shot at being one of his few patients to make it to a hundred. I hope you prove him right.

… to have my right foot not hurt so damn much. It’s like the Gifts of the Magi, except with feet. [insert inapropriate joke about foot fetishes here] So, here’s the situation. About a week and a half ago, I went for a four mile run and at about two miles in, aka just about [...]

Our Plea Brandy is a brilliant writer, a wonderful teacher, and a generous friend.  And she is in love with a man who has just been diagnosed with multiple myeloma. We are raising money for the Multiple Myeloma Research Fund in his name.  For the price of a cinnamon dolce latte, half-caf, hold the whip, [...]

An open letter to our neighbors: Some of you might be wondering why the entire block smells like rancid skunk. Yeah, ummm, sorry about that. Apparently, our dog has a wee bit of a skunk problem. As in, even though she knows full well that she is about to get a snout full of skunk [...]

The loverly Lisa has decided to post on Tuesdays about her quest to lose some weight. She’s calling it Trim and Tone Tuesday. I think that Lisa is fabulous. And I am also trying to lose some weight. So I will also be posting about my weight loss journey on Tuesdays. If you find this [...]