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I’m trying to keep the lines of communication open with #1 son, who just turned 15. This means I listen to his music. With a fair degree of success, actually. I think I discovered my inner rage when I hit 40. I’m rewriting my life in the 70’s and 80’s by pretending that I didn’t […]

I’m back from the Christmas visit with my parents. I’m always at a loss, after these visits to point out the thing that made me most crazy. There are so many things jockeying to push me over the edge. But this year, it had to be my father’s watch. The DH and I share the […]

I need to have a long talk with the cats. We never planned to be ‘cat people.’ And then we moved to the country. Cats are something that happens to you, when you live in the country. Rather like the smell of cow manure. You can’t control your environment. You just have to live with […]

I tried round two of “Never Fail Fudge” today. I gave the last pan to # 1 son, and said, “Eat. Failure is not an option.” He looked at the fudge and said, “Failure is not an option, but success is a choice.” All right. I’ll try again. None of this store brand marshmallow fluff. […]

I lost another sock yesterday. At least I think I did. When I came downstairs in the morning, the dog was chewing on something and grinning like he had a secret. One sock. Now, I’m thinking his secret is that there used to be two socks. And, since he is a 100 pound golden retriever, […]