Mental Health Day

I frequently don’t sleep well, but lately my insomnia has been worse than usual.  Tuesday night, while tossing and turning into the wee hours of Wednesday morning, I contemplated taking a “mental health day”.  Ordinarily, I don’t do this because 1) I feel too guilty doing so, and 2) like cocaine, it might become a [...]

Maybe I Will Stop Reading the New Yorker

I am listening to When You Are Engulfed in Flames, the latest from David Sedaris.  I am enjoying it very much and learning new things as well, such as it is possible to sprain ones asshole. 
BUT.  Many of the essays sound very familiar.  Initially, I assumed this new book had old material in it, which [...]

Meme of Firsts (Part 5)

And hopefully the final episode.
19. What was your first run-in with the law?
When I was a junior in college, I went to a local bar with a friend who had graduated the previous year and was in town for a visit.  I didn’t have a fake ID on me.  I think I didn’t have even a [...]

Meme of Firsts (Part 4)

Geesh, this is going on forever.
8. Who was your first grade teacher?
Mrs. Cowan, a petite woman with a giant purse.  For some reason, I didn’t like her much.  Did she yell too much?  That would have interupted my daydreaming.
I found school to be very boring, like a long car ride through Iowa.  Most of the time [...]

Meme of Firsts (Part 3)

Continued from previous posts….
4. What was your first job?
Wrangler at a summer camp.  My first introduction to this camp was when a friend asked if I wanted to attend with her.  I assumed she did not want to go without knowing someone.  Looking back, maybe they were looking out for my religious education, as this [...]

Meme of Firsts (Part 2)

Continued from previous post…
2.  Do you still talk to your first love?
No, but the other day I woke up from a nap thinking about him.  On a whim, I googled his name.  He’s still married, still a minister (dodged that bullet), still 500 miles away.  He looks more like his dad, especially with the receding hairline.
3.  What [...]

Meme of Firsts (Part 1)

I tried to trace this meme to the source, but failed for lack of effort.  It’s a long meme, and I will probably get tired of writing before it is done.  Hence, the “Part 1″ in the title of this post.  But here goes:
1.  Who was your first prom date?
Define prom.  There were school dances, [...]

Back Home Again in Indiana

The problem with vacation is, after a week’s absence, you feel like you have been gone a month, and after a day back home, you feel like you never left.  Vacation is all new and spontaneous (at least, this one was), while the same old rut awaits when you return.
Anticipating some downtime, I took two [...]