I debated whether to post this in the debt blog, since it deals with money, or here. Since it’s more a story about friendship than money, here won out. I’m a good friend. No, that’s not true. I’m a great friend. I am there through thick and thin. I’m the person you can call at [...]
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The Expensive Cost of 2 Bucks
Posted in Friendship on February 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Reality Bites
Posted in Change, Dreams, Friendship on April 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Earlier this year my parents and I got some sad news: Our family dog has cancer. She’s 13 and a half, hard of hearing, and slightly blind, so we’re all of one accord on not taking drastic measures to prolong her life when the time comes. I mentioned briefly a few months ago that I [...]
Miss Me?
Posted in day in the life, Friendship, Love Life, On Midlife on March 9, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Yeah, me neither. Truth be told, I was surprised to find that it had been so long since I’d written anything. It’s because … [dramatic pause while I try to come up with a decent excuse] OK, I don’t have a good reason. Let’s pick up where we left off: cancellation of the Portuguese class. [...]
Opposites Attract
Posted in day in the life, Friendship, Love Life on October 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Not long after I published my last post, The Prof called me. Yep. So let me get this straight: When I admit out loud that I like a guy, he disappears off the face of the planet. But when I proclaim his jackassery to the masses, he reappears. What the hell. I’ve heard that opposites [...]
Welcome.
Posted in day in the life, Friendship, Love Life on July 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As I mentioned in my last post, the lecturer at Saturday’s workshop reminded us that writing shouldn’t take place in a vacuum, that to hone our skills, we must (yes, must) share. Specifically: The only way to get better is to get feedback, and the only way to get feedback is to let people read [...]
Countdown to the New Digs
Posted in Friendship, Love Life, Quotations, Rio on April 17, 2010 | 3 Comments »
This will be one of the last free weekends for a while, what with the condo purchase and move coming up. Though I have a little more than a month to go, I want to get a jump on packing, at least to get some of the tchotchkes outta the way. And books … so [...]
Recap
Posted in day in the life, Friendship, Rio, the 'rents on April 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I went to visit my parents for a few days. It usually stresses me out, but I had a nice time this time. What made it different is that I had things planned that went beyond being shackled to the homestead. My four days in list form: On Thursday, for the first time ever, my [...]
A Year Older, a Year Wiser
Posted in day in the life, Friendship, On Midlife, Rio on February 27, 2010 | 3 Comments »
… at least I hope that last part is true. Yesterday was my birthday. It goes without saying, of course, that I am grateful for having made it another year. At 43, I am “not old, not young, but a viable, dieable age” (God of Small Things). And after all the random medical issues I [...]
Love: The Miracle Cure
Posted in day in the life, Friendship on February 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Saturday evening, my 40-plus-year-old body was feeling the effects of two rounds of digging out my car. Then, after yesterday’s activities, I felt those effects even more. That is, by the time I turned in last night, I felt like I’d been beaten with hammers. Thankfully, I didn’t have to go to work today. Since [...]
Channeling Power
Posted in Friendship on January 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I’ve mentioned my friend Ren many times here. In fact, I had a few lines about her in my last post. Yes, she is that important to me. I’m going to that seminar tomorrow morning. I’m anxious about it, of course, because, well, that’s how I am. I’m sure it will be fine — and [...]
