The New Year has been pleasant. But unsurprisingly, has not gone as planned. I turned forty. My aunt helpfully suggested this is better than the alternative. I told my cousin, also recently forty, that if I had known we would survive this long, I might have made better decisions. He said, “I know! Me too.” [...]
This is a random update. Car two in front of mine hit a skunk this morning. I’m sure it was unavoidable. Traffic on the other side of the road, and a ditch on the other make for no way to swerve. My car smells. I cannot imagine the horrible smell the driver of the car [...]
The past two days I have woken up feeling very blue. For some reason it is bothering me that this is the first Christmas that I will spend without my grandmother. She and I often did not see each other on Thanksgiving or Christmas day, but at other times during the season to celebrate. So [...]
