It’s hot here. Too hot. And when I’m hot I’m cranky. And when I’m cranky I’m not fun. And nobody likes that. All this heat and what comes on but ‘Seven Year Itch’. I can pretty much watch Marilyn movies on a loop. This was one of the first movies I saw with her. IContinue reading “Steamy”
Monthly Archives: May 2020
Hmmm Not So Fast
Writing Prompt: The year you were born This is not something I talk about though you probably have a vague idea. I’m older than some, younger than others, willing to admit the differential is quickly closing to one side. Kennedy was before me but then which Kennedy there are so many. I saw Madonna liveContinue reading “Hmmm Not So Fast”
Crybaby
I watched ‘The Art of Racing in the Rain’ last weekend. Let me clarify. I cried my way through ‘The Art of Racing in the Rain’ last weekend. Holy tearjerker! And I was missing my crying companion, my youngest child. So I was blubbering on my own as the other two watched on amused asContinue reading “Crybaby”
Effort
How often do I speak of this. Alot. I know. I say it so much my kids are on automatic eye roll as soon as the first few letters leave my tongue. Nothing gets good without effort. Nothing gets easier without it either. And we all know nothing is fun until you’re good at itContinue reading “Effort”
Moody Blues
I am a moody soul. Hard to read. Difficult to understand. Grumpy and old enough now not to care. I’m no longer in icing mode – icing over the issues, the ugly, the indifference I feel sometimes. Much of this feels like a right of passage to maturity, age. Some of it is sad, puttingContinue reading “Moody Blues”
Goals
I didn’t touch my WIP over the long weekend. I was caught up in a DIY project and it took the better of my effort. In between, had some close friends over who are back in the US from a long expat stint 1/2 across the world, did some other DIY projects, went to theContinue reading “Goals”
Holiday Weekend
I always try to remember the real meaning of this weekend. It’s easy to forget with BBQs and boats and beaches and lakes and the giddiness of the end of school. I had (have) plenty service members in my family. My dad fought in Korea. The only time I ever saw Dad cry was describingContinue reading “Holiday Weekend”
Summertime
It’s the official start to Summer, and let’s agree that this year the moment is 100% anticlimactic. I’m still in hermit mode until enough people have caught this that they figure out some more consistent ‘tells’ for who lives or dies or they come up with a treatment or vaccine. Many of my fellow neighborsContinue reading “Summertime”
Hi
Writing prompt: Feels Ok, something light and in my wheelhouse this week. She wasn’t sure how to approach. Fake a trip. Spill her tea as she walked by. Knock the chair. The scenarios flicked across her brain like a slideshow and she was at her table before she could pick one of them to use.Continue reading “Hi”
Mental Break
I’m taking the day off today. I don’t do this much. It’s the price of self employment. You work all of the time, a little here, a little there. It adds up to never really taking a vacation even when you’re on vacation. Writing is the same now that I’ve recommitted to doing it, ifContinue reading “Mental Break”
