It’s occurred to me lately, how easily our communications go awry. I laughed just last week until tears came to my eyes at a particularly striking example of miscommunication that occurred between two coworkers in front of me (let me attest that the generation gap is alive and well, and highly entertaining at times!). As … Continue reading
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Circle of Life
My darling pup is now 14 years old, and his health is spent. He’s got arthritis, cancer, kidney failure, and back spasms. We were managing OK with medications until this last week, but sadly the illness outstripped the meds these last few days and I knew it was time at last to let him go. … Continue reading
TGIF!
Yesterday really stank. Thursdays are usually my favorite days of the week – the anticipation of the weekend, combined with that last opportunity to get a bit of critical work done before relaxing, generally makes for a pretty good day. Not yesterday, though. This blog is aptly named. I struggle with being too open/honest and … Continue reading
He will not fail you now…
My dear pup now counts his future time in weeks or months, not years. It is incredibly hard, and it breaks my heart to watch him struggle with even small pains as we manage this time together. As such, we get to visit our wonderful vet with increasing regularity; and my heart swells with fear … Continue reading
Borrowed time
My darling pup has cancer. Actually, he has cancer again. The first time, we were able to successfully treat it and received a clean bill of health from our vet. This time, it came back in a place that means we will not win the war. My favorite quote of late is: ” Cancer makes … Continue reading
Timing is everything…
I spent the first 15 years of my life in a poor, desperate home with a severely dysfunctional family. It wasn’t all bad – but it was bad enough that when I did return home briefly after leaving at 15 years old, The State decided to place me its care instead of leaving me there, … Continue reading
Pity Party, Table for 1
Sometimes, a day just sucks. For me, that’s today. Very homesick for my peeps in other states, for the comfort of the familiar, and for nice people when I walk out into the wide world (instead of the aggression natural to those northeastern grown). I know I’m fortunate. I know I’m simply wallowing for a … Continue reading
To my younger self…
I had a conversation recently with an old friend, who reminded me of something I’d done in a moment of passion in my early 20’s. I personally have no recollection of the event but this particular friend is a bit of a freak of nature with the memory thing so I’m confident that she’s correct … Continue reading
A pretty good day
Some days, the world just works. You get to spend a day doing what you love, with people you like, hearing inspiring stories, and generally just being light. Friday was just such a day for me. Despite a heavy and important deadline, huge pressures and anxious coworkers, Friday was a day to remember that I’m … Continue reading
Overly Honest 