after thoughts

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childhood

  • 6/21

    Happy father’s day… or, what’s left of it.   About five and a half hours. I think mom wanted me to wish Bill happy father’s day, but I couldn’t do it.    Bill isn’t my dad.   Even though he’s married to my mom, he’ll never be a father figure to me. I hate to Read more

  • 2/6 pt 2

    Today is going a little slow…. but I guess that’s good. I’ve vacuumed, scrubbed, and steamed.  The dryer is going – hopefully, to be done soon.  I haven’t gone through every nick and corner of the house, but quite a bit.    I found some unapproved secret not-so kitty litter boxes and cleaned all that Read more

  • 12/27

    To be honest, I haven’t felt like writing over the past couple of weeks. That’s not true.    I’ve felt like writing, but haven’t had the willpower or motivation to do anything. I think the reason is because of how I’m reacting to the situations and surroundings presented to me. Just to be clear, I Read more

  • 11/13

    Got the first quote for a new roof. I think it sounds great. They’re going to add ventilation to the roof so the heater (northern term) or air handler) to you southerners) will get some air so it won’t sweat so much. In this house, sweaty air handler = air conditioner doesn’t work. That could Read more

  • 9/4

    Well…   I’m really not too sure how to feel right now. This morning, little sister told me around 6am  (the time is worthy of note because she is – not – a morning person) that she going to move to a place that’s just a little over an hour away. Her job offered her a Read more

  • 8/28

    I pick up everything.   Ask anyone. Seashells.  Painted rocks.  Pens.   A cross bone scarf.  Just whatever I find laying around during my walks. Well, today I found something a little unique.   It was a composition notebook.   Green diamond cover.  College ruled — because college ruled is the way to go.  On the inside cover, there’s Read more

  • Notre Dame – Our Lady of Pieces

    A couple of lifetimes ago, I had the privilege of visiting Europe on a two-week tour.   It was the summer after my high school junior year.  This was just a year before I knew I was going to become part cyborg.  I was a different me and it was a different time. I worked in Read more

  • Queen identification (Snow White)

    I’ve indulged in the time-wasting click bait of what type of animal, princess, or Happy Days character am I.   Okay, so maybe not the Happy Days one, but you get the idea. These things don’t really mean anything and it’s painfully obvious that the questions are uninspired.  The outcome could be whatever you want. Well, Read more

  • Droopy D. Dog

    As you can imagine, my upbringing really didn’t have a lot of room for frivolities. But, I did have a dog. Actually, I had a dog before I had a baby brother, but the dog was really an accident. The neighbors were grandparents who had two grandchildren – Scotty and Beth.  They adopted two puppies, Read more

  • 3/4

    This is really kind of an odd day. I decided to stay in instead of sneaking out to the gym for four hours. I think it made mom happy.  I tend to never ever ever spend a full day at home  … which is a sever change in my personality that was brought about by Read more