There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” ~ Ernest Hemingway We aren’t the typical family. We don’t share familial blood reaching back generations, but we do suffer from a shared madness. Our family curse, non compos mentis, brings us together to chew over our afflictions, to … Continue reading Non compos mentis
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You are my sunshine
You are my sunshine, My only sunshine You make me happy When skies are grey You'll never know dear How much I love you Please, don't take My sunshine Away I was never "That Mom," the one who had an extensive playlist of lullabies to sing to my babies. When my daughter was a newborn, … Continue reading You are my sunshine
Back in the day
Sometimes when their dad and I are being goofy, but trying to make a point, we go all “back in the day” on our kids. You know, “back in the day we had to walk to school, in the snow, up hill, both ways.” There’s profuse eye rolling and tolerant sighing, patronizing laughs and an … Continue reading Back in the day
Where childhood
When do we lose that childhood sense of wonder and magic? There is that invisible boundary between believing in fairies and leprechauns, and only seeing bills and piles of laundry. I told my son recently that I miss those days when he and his sister were little, and we would build elaborate couch cushion forts … Continue reading Where childhood
Don’t let the sun set
Hold your babies tight Say 'I love you' every day Before it's too late *Photo venue: picnic pavilion, Lion Park, Niceville, FL
Lessons learned
I expected Allen Funt to jump out of the pantry the day my dad bare-handed a doxie turd and popped it into his mouth, noshing on it like some perverted peanut. Two valuable lessons were learned in that moment… Be more diligent in my doggy doodie duties, and be more aware of what day it … Continue reading Lessons learned
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