I’ve been trying to come up with content here, lately. I’ve even panicked, thinking that, for the first time in six years, I’ve failed to write a post for an entire week, and my weekly email wouldn’t go out. I do not want to be the kind of blogger who looks around thinking, “This might […]
On Curating a Vibe
I was in Napa, California, with my sister’s closest friends (whom I’d never met), sorting through her possessions right after she’d suddenly died of an overdose. I remember feeling extremely cautious about what they might think of me, one friend in particular who had called me once from Hawaii to say that Kim was going […]
What If I Insisted on a Dressing Table?
That’s what I said to Tracy this morning, as we were getting out of bed and talking about disentangling our insurance woes. My mom had a dressing table—that’s what we called it, but really it was a nook off the bedroom of the house where I grew up, between my parents’ walk-in closet and the […]
That Sunshine Blogger Award Told Me My Writing Is Poop
Illustrated with Part #Who-Knows-How-Many of the How Funky Is Your Chicken images. A Major Award! I saw my name tagged in the blogosphere a few weeks ago by a blogger I really enjoy reading whose site is called @MyGenXerLife. I like his stuff because it’s different: he starts by reminiscing about something personal, yes, but […]
FOUR-inch Hail, and Other Larger-than-life Numbers
4 -inch Balls of … These photos of snowballs are not snowballs at all, they’re balls of ice, aka hail. Hail that fell on us for a few minutes a week ago. Some of these balls were made from several small balls smashing into each other and compacted into one, until they became so heavy […]
Grateful and Proud: Yukon—It’s all about the Tundra
I took a swipe at the basics of Yukon in my last Grateful and Proud post, and here I’ll try for the vagaries—my feelings about the land and the weather and my experiences: all things Yukon that seemed so foreign to me at the time. My problem, though, is that there’s a lot I feel […]
Podcast: What We’ve Learned from Each Other
Finn and I have, finally, restarted our podcast. You can listen to (and watch) our latest episode, here. Since the last episode in late September, I lost my voice after surgery, I moved, Finn found a path to finishing his Doctorate, I visited him, he visited me, good grief we’ve done everything but add a dang […]
You Don’t Have to Tell Me You’re on Drugs
Illustrated with part 4 of How Funky Is Your Chicken Initial caveat here: there is nothing funny about methadone. I’ve a good friend whose son, Tyler, died of a drug overdose. At several times as part of his recovery he tried to take methadone, and his local clinic made it difficult. The fact that I […]
The Beauty in the Mundane
Finn sent me a link to a book he’s reading, something about creating rituals in your life to make everyday tasks meaningful. I have to admit I didn’t delve into the link, but that’s because it sparked a realization for me that that’s exactly what I’m already doing—how I started living my life in this […]
Yes, We Made a House Decision!
Ever since we got off the road in June, our lives have been hanging in the balance. What do we do? Get an apartment and a trailer? Buy a house? Split up so I can get healthcare while Tracy goes back on the road, then reconvene when I have stable health? (That one was hardly […]
