That someone who thinks her husband is cheating just called me to say that I made her feel better yesterday by saying if she loves him, she can forgive him, because it’s probably only sex. She’s going to operate her own stealth sting and go sit outside his apartment and see if she can catch him. I said, be careful for goodness sakes – people do stupid things when they are jealous and angry. But…
Someone called me yesterday and said she needed to talk. She suspects her husband is cheating on her. Her husband has been working in Texas and coming home on weekends. When he comes home, they fight. They have an adolescent son. My response was not sympathetic, and I regret it. She said to me “I think he is seeing someone else and I need your help.” I said, “You want a divorce because I’ve had…
A friend describes this exchange to me – backstory: the people in question are ex-lovers: Man getting in car in front of house on his way to work. Sees woman rounding corner with dog. Woman trips on loose brick framing his front yard. Woman: “You better put that back in there or someone is going to sue you.” Man: “Are you going to sue me?” Woman: “No, you’re already unhappy enough.”
People are uncomfortable with incongruousness. I was speaking to a neighbor about a mutual friend’s parents, who I didn’t get a chance to meet because I was sick and they are leaving tomorrow. I asked, “What are they like?” – my neighbor replied, “Midwesterners, white bread, nice.” I said, “Oh. I wish I could describe my family in a similar fashion. Instead, I was speaking to someone the other day when my brother called and…
My friend complains to me today that her husband wants to have sex all the time. This is a problem? I ask.
This morning coming back from my walk – my mind still feeling like a bowl of jello from 24 hours laid up – I spied a small jade elephant that someone left on my front brick wall. Hmmm.
After 24 hours in bed sweating out a fever, I’m 90% today and thankful for it. Now to get back on the roll I was on – of course, this quote from yesterday’s NYT might give my roll some perspective. QUOTATION OF THE DAY “Investors better go to a drugstore and get a neck brace. It’s an extremely emotional market. It goes from boom to doom on a daily basis.” ED YARDENI, an investment strategist.
Okay this is my horoscope today: Taurus The fact that you will have a lot of high energy today will do more than fuel high productivity — it could instigate some inspiring changes within your group of friends. In all your activities, your enthusiasm will bubble up from deep inside you without any effort on your part, and it’s contagious. Without realizing it, you will become a sort of leader — showing people options they…
S and I walked our dogs (well, almost all our dogs, Arlene stayed home) through the park in the dark. I haven’t ever been in that park in the dark, except to see the holiday lights. I’m still struggling to understand how people become who they are. What makes S wise beyond his years? Why do I behave like I’m 15 a lot of times? I’m not quite sure I have the answer to this…