Between dealing with my impending divorce, work, the chores needed to untangle my life from my soon-to-be-ex’s, getting the condo ready to put on the market, a busy work load, and the stay-at-home order I’ve been living under for the past month and a half – let’s just say I’ve got a lot going on. The burden of the divorce… Read more »
With the implosion of my marriage and the ongoing pandemic ravaging the world right now, I think I can be forgiven for feeling rage, sadness, fear, and anxiety. But right now while I’m trying to deal with an impending divorce, concern for the health of my friends and family, the significant fear of the unknown of what my life is… Read more »
This year is not turning out the way any of us wanted. The Covid-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down. There is the very human loss of life, which is agonizing for the families and friends of the thousands who died. There is the loss of personal freedom of movement as millions are under strict restrictions that prohibit gathering… Read more »
The past couple of weeks have been pretty stressful and sad. After I returned from Miami, the kitty sitter said that my kitty was missing her litter box. That is completely out of character for her. So we did the whole changing out the kitty litter and scrubbing the box. Still didn’t work. And then she started peeing all over… Read more »
I wrote a post a few weeks back talking about how unsettled I was feeling as a result of people I know either getting diagnosed with their first bout of cancer or a recurrence. At my age, you know that it’s only a matter of time you start hearing news like this. But it doesn’t make it any easier to… Read more »
Today is one of those days that should be uniting us against the darkness of fanaticism and tribalism. I remember for a number of weeks right after 9/11, there was no divisive name-calling across the political aisle. There was none of the rancor and hatred directly towards some group deemed less American than others that we’re mired in now. Instead,… Read more »
So, I’m up in Ohio this week to hang out with my mom and try to be helpful for some of the remaining financial and legal tasks from dealing with my dad’s passing. It’s really weird to be in the house and not have my dad here or at least not needing to get going up to the hospital. I… Read more »
For a period of time in my late teens, I had a thing for Lord Bryon’s work. I mean, I still like it but I’ve not actively read his poems for fun since I lived in Miami. Anyway, the reason why I’m mentioning my proclivity for Romantic poets at all is because there is a line in Byron’s The Island… Read more »
Since my dad died, I get this question a lot – how are you doing? And some days, I answer with an “ehh” sound; some days I reply “doing OK”; but some days that question is met with a grimace and I can’t ever answer at all. That horrible, crushing feeling of grief – the kind that won’t let you… Read more »
After exploring Hopewell Rocks, I drove about five hours to Mahone Bay in Nova Scotia, about an hour-ish south of Halifax. Mahone Bay is a cute little fishing village that is starting to become a tourist destination due to its close proximity to Lunenburg, which is a full-fledged tourist town due to its UNESCO World Heritage Site status. Prices for… Read more »