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Deja?
I don't remember most of the nightmare; only a small snippet. I was hiding and trying to escape from a dangerous place. My dog, Shyla, was with me. I was desperately trying to navigate, without being noticed, but her toenails made loud tapping noises, every time we moved.
That was a couple days ago.
This morning, I was outside with her, on our ( Read more... ) -
I like to see...
Morning moon
Through the branches of trees
Twisting, nakedly
After losing their leaves
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When I visited Dori in 2010, I flew myself out to be with her on my birthday. She showed me a trunk in the basement that used to be mine, on which someone had written "Shay's stuff" in permanent marker. The first object inside was a piss-soaked blanket of absolutely no sentimental value, which took up 90% of the trunk. The few tiny items at the ( Read more... ) -
I didn't say anything...
...when you got pregnant before you got married ( Read more... ) -
So there was this stuff called talcum powder
When I was a kid, I found a shaker full of good-smelling powder. I thought I would help to make our house nice by sprinkling it onto the carpet in several rooms ( Read more... ) -
Speak for yourself, sister.
Today is Dori's birthday. She was the oldest, the favored child, the one who could do no wrong. I called her this morning, at her home in Illinois, and we talked for about an hour. She kept referring to her pleasant childhood memories. The things I can remember are mostly negative, but I couldn't say that to her. She said we were, "lucky to spend ( Read more... ) -
Lorraine
The UPS man made a wonderful mistake today. He had a refrigerated package to deliver to someone in my apartment complex. Instead of bringing it to the unit ending in "05," he was about to leave it on the ground in front of my unit, which ends in "15." Luckily for the intended recipient, my neighbor offered to sign for the package and hold it for me ( Read more... ) -
Squeaky clean
Today, I had my first dental cleaning in about 10 years. They x-rayed, cleaned and polished. Now, my teeth literally squeak when I brush them. Is nice! :D -
Worst Case Scenario
Christmas 2008, my gift to Eric was a board game called Worst Case Scenario. He had made it clear that he didn't want anyone to spend a lot of money on him. But I had to get something, so this was sort of a joke for the whole family ( Read more... ) -
Now I understand why I love it
Paper does not question, contradict or interrupt ( Read more... )