R found his birth mother this week ( Read more... )

There has been a lot of death and heartache around me this last week ( Read more... )

Remember this guy? Fristy Pants I haven't heard one person make the obvious joke about the retirement of the famous "I can diagnose Terry Schiavo from a videotape" doctor, Bill Frist. He is claiming he plans to go back to private practice. I think he should just put up a website and offer to diagnose people via their web-cams on-line ( Read more... )

It's actually only 5:30 pm CST.

The ex ( Read more... )

Lately I realized that my philosophy of life has gone full circle ( Read more... )

On the table right now is a New Year's Eve wedding. Not this year! But ever since planning a friend's wedding -- ten years ago?!? -- I have harbored the idea of a New Year's Eve wedding. Cocktail dresses for the women, tuxes for the men, savory nibbles, a champagne fountain, late night desserts. Lame' and rhinestones for the bridesmaids. We ( Read more... )

For the first time ever, I put up a fake tree tonight ( Read more... )

I am 41 years old, and I do not understand the purpose or function of pillow shams. Can you use it as a pillow? Should you remove the sham cover? Should you just throw it on the floor? Why do people put pillows on the bed if you can't use them ( Read more... )

R's divorce is done, and his house is sold. I am free to restart this journal as I intended it, a public journal of my private life. Any new trolls will be dealt with accordingly ( Read more... )