Remember when we United In Fury a while ago? I shared with you some things that made me a LOT madder than they should (misbehaving clothes hanger, I’m looking at YOU.) I found out that we truly did unite, because many of you expressed getting unduly upset by things way less serious than a canceled […]
Read MoreI have a good job at a place I rarely, if ever, dread going. Every weekday morning, before 7am, I make my trek in from our building’s covered parking—happy, upbeat and feeling blessed. I work with some wonderful people, perform my job on a beloved iMac and feel fortunate to have health benefits, a pension […]
Read MoreSeveral years ago, my sister was diagnosed with cancer—Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. If ever there was a time to vehemently deny the title of this blog and the notion that Life Is Funny (even when it’s not), it was at this moment. Life wasn’t funny and I didn’t think it ever would be again. I was devastated […]
Read More*some names have been changed to protect the guilty* Let’s just get this out of the way. Marge is not a nice person. I’m sure she has her reasons, but I’m no longer content with her “moody” label—as that would indicate fluctuations. Almost every year, we head up to the Pacific Northwest to spend a […]
Read MoreI’ve lived and breathed competitive sports for most of my life, but I’m surprisingly not that competitive. Whoa! To those of you who know me and are yelling at the screen, hear me out. I love competing—games, sports, anything with an opponent (I also think smack-talk is a sport in and of itself. YES, even […]
Read MoreSo many things make me happy. Little things like finding $5 in my coat pocket, and big things like finding $20 in my dad’s wallet. I realized this week that a few other things make me abundantly and irrationally happy. I’d like to share my joy with you now. 1. My Mom’s Unintentional Hilarity: Here […]
Read MoreThe world seems to be changing before our very eyes. All the subtle and not-so-subtle shifts got me thinking about some of my long-held beliefs. I intended to go about all this high-level thinking at my own pace, but my quiet introspection was shockingly interrupted when, on the walking trails, I saw a poodle roll […]
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