More Poetry
I heard the term “Alternative Facts” today. It reminds me of gaslighting. And this is what came to my heart: alternative facts say he loves you love tap love bites stop crying or he’ll love you so hard you…
Hate and the march
I’m so proud of all the marches across the country today. The turnout gives me great hope. I’m not a good poet, but this arose out of the last year, yesterday, and my fears going forward and this is the…
Whirlwind already
The past couple weeks have proven to be a whirlwind. Already. I’m almost done writing two different books. I plan to be done by the end of January. One is DCM 4, the other is this book that came out…
Over the shoulder and straight ahead
It’s that time when we all look at the last year and make goals for next year. Looking back, last year was rough in a lot of ways. The world lost a lot of talented people, I lost friends, the…
Ugly Christmas Ornaments
Actually, I prefer to call them hideous. I look for them. I buy one each year. This I only started a couple years ago. This one is this year’s choice. I found it at Michael’s in the bargain bin. Made…
Dentistry–Its own ring of hell
Went in this morning to the dentist for a checkup and cleaning. I hadn’t been for a number of years, thanks to getting busy with, well, moving, writing books, my son’s illness, everything else that happens in life . .…
So. Thinky Thoughts
I have been trying to gather my thoughts to express my feelings about this election and the next four years. I feel scared. Really scared. And vulnerable. That’s the word that sums it up best. I can’t imagine how other…
I just . . . can’t, plus cool stuff
I’ve run across things that are just no. No no no. And yet funny. And just interesting. So first, VI Poo. The catchphrase is: “Even VIPs need to poo.” And also, “it traps the evil smell of your devil’s donuts.”…
Brat, Beer, and Cheese soup
I mentioned I made this soup and folks have asked for the recipe, so here it is: (This makes a lot of soup. It does freeze pretty well). Brat, Beer and Cheese Soup I’ll give the original recipe followed by…
Soup and caffeine
I made it through today without caffeine. Well, I had a chai, but I mean the diet soda caffeine. I wasn’t groggy today, so that was both surprising and really nice. Not that I got a ton of things accomplished,…