Posts under ‘you're supposed to laugh now’

Impatient Haiku

Praying for patience.
Praying... Waiting... Stupid God!
I want patience now!

Help! Bill Gates Is Coming!

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Periodically, news stories send me into a panic. Do I need to order a truck load of face masks before that flu pandemic hits? Is that TSA security person going to have to strip search me now that some guy tried to smuggle [...]

How to Change Anyone!

I was browsing around Target the other day, when I came across the most fabulous book I have seen in a long, long time: How to Change Someone You Love: Four Steps to Help You Help Them.  I laughed the kind of laugh that ought to have sent flocks of birds scattering in alarm.  Instead [...]

Haiku Rhyme

Should a haiku rhyme?
Or is that a Seuss-like crime?
Maybe this one time...

Busting my Grocery Bag

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My husband Mark cannot take care of himself. Really, the man cannot even keep track of what he likes. I have to do it for him. I present as evidence the last few weeks of grocery shopping.
Last week, Mark was sick, and I [...]

My Muse

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"You know," joked my husband Mark, "I think you ought to be paying me royalties. You wouldn't have anything to write about without me..."
"I know. It's true. That's the sad life of a codependent. My problem is being all wrapped up in [...]

One of Those Days

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I sort of want to write a post today, but I sort of want to curl up under a blanket and watch the leaves fall more. Of course, I say that, all romantic, with this great image of myself curled up with a cup of [...]

When Yelling Works

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There's a reason I'm not a journalist. It's one of those jobs you always think about, if you're one of those people (like me) who has considered careers in writing.  But I always saw two problems with it: 1) I need to let things [...]

When You Have a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Nail

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My husband Mark and I may be spending too much time talking about issues related to addiction and recovery, as it has lead to a series of double takes in recent years...
A friend told me that a computer geek she works with is a member [...]

God Bless America

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There are times when I am so proud to be an American, it literally brings tears to my eyes. Sometimes that even happens late at night during the commercial breaks when I'm watching reruns on some obscure local channel.
Since the advent of the DVR (and even before [...]