Cobalt
I am a woman living with three cats but that doesn't make me a crazy cat lady. It's all the other stuff I do that mark me as crazy. The cats are purely incidental.
A Fragile Equilibrium
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Trying times in Well now
The man looked at my favorite ring under tt sharp white light of his lamp. I’d been lucky to find the dark red oval-cut garnet when it had wiggled its way out of its golden prongs and tried to ...
Hopes and fears, who knew? in Well now
I believe I read somewhere that your dreams are often a reflectionof what concerns you in your waking life. Apparently I’m secretly concerned with the joy of achieving my childhood desire of ow...
Much ado about Zero in Well now
Donnal will soon be home from her 6-week cruise.Yay! (Read that in whatever tone you choose.) I will not miss the texts and photos she's been sending me on a daily basis.I'm so glad you're ha...
I hate having all the pieces - in Well now
- But not being able to put them together. I have the picture - of a very cute kittencat, name of Periwynkle. i have the desire to share said picture. I have this site upon which I’d, hypo...
No so lazy, just at a slower pace in Well now
I am so enjoying summerness.The days of relative freedom are so welcome.To be relieved of almost everything except the caring for my fatheris so very lovely.I make my own schedule.I work on the ...
The lady doth not protest too much in Well now
I had started planning. I had looked up the when and where’s. I found, to my surprise, that there will be a protest in deepest darkest suburbia as well as the one I had expected downtown. Well,...
I always thought non-refundable was non-negotiable in Well now
I wish this were fiction, but I couldn’t make it up if I tried.<o:p></o:p> I had my little conversation with Donnal yesterday which left me a little bit miffed but not surprised Bes...
Caroline is traveling. She sent me a text yesterday morning, just a quick hello. “Lucerne is beautiful,” she writes and sends some truly lovely pics to prove. I smile with only a slight twinge o...
Friday was Yay Day. Don’t google it. It’s mine. I just thought that the final day of school should have its own special name. Yay Day seemed appropriate. It’s been a hard year marked by breakd...
It occurs to me in Well now
Listening to the news, I am disheartened but not surprised to learn of a new tactic being used by the current regime in its ongoing assault on im’migrants, the so’cial se’curity system, the lega...
Ponzi scheme in Well now
A certain unelected unofficial has called Social Security a Ponzi scheme. This is, of course, the first step in destroying it,attempting to justify the destruction of an essential service that m...
Things I am currently unable to locate The left shoe of my favourite (most comfortable) pair of everyday flats.How very annoying. My glassesOh well. Living in soft focus, maybe life will be l...
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People, kinds and unkind in Deplorable thoughts
There are people you talk to and people you avoid. Benny, my neighbor on the next block, falls squarely into the second category. He has a nice enough little house, a bit worn and tired like most...
Used to be mad about you in Well now
I don’t mind quiet in small doses, but long stretches of silence tend to bother me. Living alone can be a very quiet experience, so I have my little aural crutches. The tenant on the other s...
Luck of the lactose tolerant in Well now
On the way home from work this afternoon I stopped at a convenience store to pick up this week’s lottery tickets. Both the mega and the power ball are at insanely high levels, but I’m treating ...
Winter's breath in Well now
Sitting in my study, the portable heater at my feet, still wearing my faux shearling coat and fluffiest knit scarf, typing to warm up my frozen fingers. I keep the house cool in the wintertime,...
Boxes of fun in Well now
It was twelve days ago that I left the office with a box of work and an absolute delusion that I was some other person, some sensible person who was going to take that box home over the holid...
Defensive lying in Well now
This was another non-Christmas for me. That’s okay because it was, as usual, completely my choice. Alright. You might be thinking, Christmas alone, not celebrating the day, damn girl, that’s jus...
Feel it still in Well now
Chasing attendance, exam style. Everyone should have shown up, all on time, all ready. but they don’t. So there I am, running around from classroom to classroom, double checking that the stude...
An entry that starts bad but gets better in Well now
I am finding myself in a strange state tonight, working hard to maintain a façade of calm, attempting to exercise the ability to ignore the things that are truly unnerving me. The numbers, oh hea...
Having a good time in Well now
Dripping rainwater, I’ve just returned from outside. I waited too late to start, but I actually prefer working in the cooling rain to the unbearable heat. There were the huge rolling garbage bins...
Saturday morning - It’s just past eleven and I am finishing a break. I have been a relatively good, relatively old girl this morning. I slept in, again relatively. Instead of getting up at five t...
Unrelieved in Deplorable thoughts
The man stood in my doorway bemoaning his difficult day. He’s a genial fellow and, having many difficult days myself, I don’t begrudge him using me as a pressure valve. We all need to blow off ...
