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Tag: Random

  • Co-Morbidities Suck

    How many layers does this onion have? Damn. 2 years ago, the total body pain and physical fatigue had gotten to a quality-of-life point. For 20 years, I’d dealt with increasing joint pain throughout my whole body. I was at a point where I was in bed 16 hours a day, just to function for…

  • Autumn’s Arrival

    Yesterday evening I noticed the leaves on certain trees are beginning to dry and curl, not in a diseased or dehydrated way. The green on most deciduous trees isn’t as vibrantly green as it was in June–there’s just a hint more yellow in it. Today I noticed the sunlight was different. A slightly different quality…

  • The Next Generation of Writer

    My son has started writing and publishing mash-up fan fiction. He’s having fun, and he says he’s getting a lot of views. He asks how I think Character X would react to Situation 34. He tells me about the chapters he’s just published. He recently asked if I would like to read his work. I…

  • Existential Ennui

    There’s a lot out there regarding liminal spaces. That weird state of in-between that is real but feels like it might not be. Playgrounds at night. The interior of houses under construction. Ghost towns. That 15-30 minutes right before the sun rises above the horizon. Those hugely long tunnels guiding traffic under mountains and water…

  • Springtime Blahs

    Back when I was a wee child, the Springtime Blahs were a phenomena that was associated with students and teachers only. It’s that vague time between Spring Break and Summer Break where all anybody actively participating in the US public school system cares about is muscling through the last few weeks. The goal is ahead;…

  • Summer is Coming…

    Summer is another time that I tend to plan waaaaayyy more than I am capable of. Between kids (read: disgruntled teens), the heat (outdoor chores have to be done by 10am or everyone will melt), the invariable “aw, shit! Really?!?” Crisis (at least one–family, an appliance, illness, something), and oh, yeah…ishouldprobablysitmyassdownandwritesomething, I get a few…