Mommess
And up we go again
After writing a few emotional posts lately, both “positive” then “negative,” I feel I must quickly get something down in this space that is positive again. Who will…
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Tag: happy life
Family
Tasslenisms – Part 3
Dog feeding time: Odin: I’m going to give the dogs a boutique! Me: Really? Tasslen: No Odin, a boutique is a bunch of flowers. You want to give…
Family
A message to my son on Mother’s Day
Hi O! You are four now, and not one for lengthy or deep conversations, but there are so many things I want to say to you, so I’ll…
Family
Message for my daughter on Mother’s Day
Hi Tas, This morning I was in the bathroom and saw our little message chicken (you know, the one with a set of little papers with nice sayings…
Culture
please for my birthday, mr. president
I’m asking for only one thing: please start acting like a winner. A good one. Good winners are fair to their opponents. Good winners are kind to all…
Body & Health
This might take a while…
In the middle of another sleepless night, I decided to give up outrage. It’s been flying around me from left and right, perhaps correctly, but it’s been burning…
Culture
A Pledge of Human Decency
I’m not sure why I feel it is important to promote a pledge for human decency today. Maybe it is because I feel a little sick in my…
Culture
Farewell, Fair Man (and Family)
[first posted Dec 18, 2016] I campaigned for you, Obama, and am proud I did so. Since the time you became our president, our family has done better,…
Creativity
Thank you Carrie
Take your broken heart, and make it art -Carrie Fisher to Meryl Streep
Family
Aloft
This is my theme for the day. It has to be. I am exhausted from running too many things, and there is snow on the ground, and all…
Body & Health
Who’s carrying…
… the emotion of the situation? In every intense interaction between people, an emotional ‘bubble’ gets created. Usually this bubble is experienced by each person based on their…
Culture
The conversation
This morning my daughter lied to me. Not about anything big, or even particularly important, but the lie was said, then backed up by demonstrations to “prove” its…