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Sweet Smell of Success
I’m not a froufrouor high-maintenance kind of gal. I like my clothes comfortable and care free. I don’t even own an iron, nor do I want one. Eyes. Lips. That’s my makeup regimen. But there’s one item I don’t leave home without.Perfume. I love the feminine feel of the...
Is America to Blame?
“America is to blame,” my local radio station quoted the mother of the Boston bombings suspects. Soon after the standoff with the two brothers ended, this recorded news report played over and over. At first, I was incensed. How dare she say that America is to blame...
Beyond Boston & Oklahoma – Covering Catastrophic Medical Charges
Today, Moore, Oklahoma residents face massive death and destruction after a tornado of epic proportions ripped through this southern town. Nine o’clock counts reflect fifty-seven dead and countless injuries. In the days following last month’s Boston bombings, people...
I Am The Cure
I am the cure. For what ails me. And I’m so glad that this past week of Mad and Sad is over. Some weeks are that way, where The Shit seems to flourish. That seemingly eternal anguish makes me all the more appreciative for those times like Mother’s Day week, when I...
I’m Sad
Two days ago I was so mad it gave me a rare, pounding headache. The kind that makes your eyes bulge and your entire body hurt. And last night I was the kind of sad that brings giant crocodile tears. The kind that builds towers out of snotty tissues. I’m sad because I...
I’m Mad
I’m mad. Not in the mental sense, though that could be arguable, as much as I’m in my head. I’m just ill-tempered. Have been from the time I walked out the door and saw what last night’s freeze did to my plants. To the flowers that have brought me so much joy. Slumped...