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Nivea and Turning 40

In 2010, I will turn 40. I spent my twenties educating myself, growing up, working, and traveling. I did much of it badly. At 27, it finally occurred to me that if I ever wished to procreate I should find myself attracted to nice men, instead of the bad boys of my youth.  Else I [...]

Stupid Human Tricks

For this weeks stupid human tricks, I performed tasks all day long.  And none of them were what I would have liked to have been doing.  And most were long overdue. Do ordinary households have conversations such as these? Him:  Hi.  How are you? Me:  Good.  Relatively, unproductive.  No, not really, spent all day trying [...]

Small Rays of Light

I am trying to think positive, and make jokes.  My grandmother would want me to.  Yesterday, when the microwave went berzerk, I told DH, “It’s Grandma.  She wants us to bring her microwave home from her apartment.” He gasped and said, are you making jokes about your grandmothers death?  Too soon! This said about a [...]

Men Talking

We celebrated the 80th birthday of DH’s grandmother today. Don’t the men look serious?