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In My Life in Packrat
…My sweet little cat died on Friday. I had hope til the end because she kept doing things healthy cats do - grooming herself, running around the house, jumping on the furniture, eating solid food...
What's going on in Packrat
I can sum up my current events in one sentence: People annoy me. …Most of my time is taken up with the Very Important Case and the activities related to it. I’m a speaker on a panel tomorrow at a...
Life as we know it in Packrat
At present I’m in waiting mode. My niece turns one year old tomorrow, and I ordered her a pretty butterfly cake, bought a butterfly balloon, and went overboard on other gifts- seven new outfits, ...
A Time to Cry in Packrat
My cat has cancer. Not being able to use one of my hands, I haven’t picked her up and cradled her for about two and a half months and finally did last week - only to find growths on her stomach. ...
An Indian Thing in Packrat
…Still here. I’ve been silent because of the Very Important Case; it’s out in the public but I’m just very careful because it is still a pending matter. Friday we brought some prestigious help on...
I don’t really feel I have anything to say, but here I am nonetheless. …I have been working on a Very Important Issue involving one of our National heroes; our next step is now the Supreme Court....
Bark worse than Bite in Packrat
My bark is now officially worse than my bite. I started treatment for rabies yesterday and asked S to please be sure that I get a shiny new tag to wear around my neck that shows I’ve been vaccina...
But I'd rather be with my heater in Packrat
When I was a little girl my grandmother used to turn up her floor furnace full blast and stand over it. I never really understood why; the house was warm enough for the rest of us. Now as I have ...
Whine and Sneeze in Packrat
I haven’t written lately because I’d only be whining - I had a bug; I’d get better but not well with all the activity going on (going to work before I was ready, all the Christmas stuff - the cle...
Dear Diary in Packrat
Anyone who knows me well or knows me from Open Diary knows that I’ve kept a journal since I was 16. I never wrote “dear diary” - I’ve always said it was a journal, because that sounded more journ...
I gave a presentation yesterday and am here to tell you what not to do! haha Seriously, I’ve done only two presentations after being so sick a few years ago, and both were this year. While I st...
It's an Indian Thing in Packrat
“It’s an Indian thing you don’t understand.” We say that in Indian country when speaking of various matters, and although it’s meant more as a joke, it’s also true. Most people know there are thi...
News after the Blues in Packrat
Life has been going on without my commentary here because I’m busy or I don’t know what to say. …We’re currently in a lawsuit. We won; the other side appealed; they won; we’re asking for a rehear...
Coyote blues in Packrat
In my OD I called one of my brothers/cousins/uncles the Coyote. He had a massive heart attack and went into a coma from which he never awakened; he died at 54. No one really gets over the loss of...
I’m just trying to get through the days; I have no motivation. Not at work, not at home. I really think it’s the weather; I’m not the only one with glassy eyes and slow movements. I need a vacati...
Adding to the Mix in Packrat
… Well, I can no longer say I’m 50. I had a birthday yesterday. I took the day off and sat around doing absolutely nothing, which actually I thoroughly enjoyed and thought, as I went to bed, I’d ...
I’m working on a couple of articles for our newspaper but unable to move forward at the moment because I’m waiting for questions to be answered by some outside sources. I guess this means I’ll s...
Heaven, I’m in heaven And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak And I seem to find the happiness I seek …when I can go and really be a geek! Songwriters: DIAMOND, JOEL / BROWN, L. RUSSELL Che...
Still Missing You in Packrat
I still miss Stevie Ray Vaughn. Today makes 24 years since he died, but his voice and excellent guitar playing fill my ears now through his recordings. Only the good die young, they say, and Ste...
I can't think of a great title, so there ya go. Sad. I haven't felt like writing here or in my paper journal because it means facing that my little dog is gone, and I don't want to do that. I mis...
Ain't No Sunshine in Packrat
My little dog died yesterday.
The best stew is made up of all kinds of ingredients. I don't cook, so this is my stew, a hodgepodge of random details of my life at the half century. I like saying I'm half a century old. I g...
Furry Health Scares in Packrat
I believe in a Higher Power and regularly pray to the Creator, the spirit of the animals (in my people's religion), my uncle (who loved animals, too), St. Francis, and the archangel Ariel for the...
Random House in Packrat
Cat Last night I had an awful scare; my cat suddenly flopped over, did her business on herself, and couldn't move. She was limp like a rag doll when I picked her up, and her breathing was more li...
The Eagles have landed in Packrat
As I drove to work this morning I heard a song from the '80s that reminded me of an old crush. I used to call him my midnight man because we usually talked late at night (hey, I was a teenage gir...
