M came by to look at some work around the house before I left on Sunday and he had just had surgery for melanoma that appeared on his nose. Thankfully they got it all but we were talking about stuff and he said his father was still back home in St. Louis taking care of his parapalegic brother. His brother was in a car accident when he was 21 and after the accident he was…
My mother called last night to make sure she hadn’t pissed me off by saying that Mr. Mesmerizer isn’t into me. I told her not at all, as a matter of fact, the opposite is true. What if it’s me, who is not into him? If I had a checklist of what I want in a man, on paper he’d be in the high percentile, but the key is to touch my inner soul –…
This morning, Arlene and I woke up to a quiet house. No Loca to pounce on Arlene’s head. No Loca bouncing up against the kennel demanding attention. Shell shocked, we went about the business of getting the Bean fed and me up and out for our walk. The temperature here is pure fall beginnings – all the promise of everything that winter brings – a change in tone, color, feel. A new, new that feels…
It’s new new new – all of it – brand spanking new – and you know what? It’s all good.
Who the hell knows? Maybe it’s because we’re smart.
Went to see Ellen this afternoon for a tune-up – always great to speak with her about all these crazy things that go on in my head. She gave me comfort as only your therapist can. Ellen wisdom: 1) Big move for me to throw myself out there with gusto. Pat on the back. 2) Sometimes someone fits all the checks on your check list and still can’t touch your soul – hence the numbness.…
I’ve donned my Wonder Woman outfit again as a reaction to my overreactionary mind – I’ve got red gloves, red slick boots up to my thighs, a broad gold lame belt cinched tight, and hair – lots of hair – and I’m ready for action. Only Wonder Woman, the fighting Amazon, stood between the Menacing Men of Mars and The End of Paradise Island! Cryptic, indeed. I got it right from the Wonder Woman comic…