Moody Meow

I spoke with Mom yesterday as she left the plane. She sounded tired, worn, blue, and uneasy. But I made her laugh (it’s what us kids do), and she promised to call with any news. It’s nearly noon on the East coast, and no word. But my phone is still on.
And things keep rolling. Although [...]

In my sad attempts to try and eat healthier, I went to Subway for lunch the other day. Chill. I wasn’t anywhere near Portland, otherwise I would have stopped in on one of my favorite restaurants. Every Wednesday I drive to Battle Ground for a meeting, during the lunch hour, and they don’t have much [...]

Let this be a warning…I’m on my “I can’t fucking stand self-important Christians who tread on hypocritical moral high ground” soapbox… Why? Because it’s pre-coffee time, I forgot my breakfast and I pissed at the world that I had to get out of bed this morning.
Only someone who is painfully idiotic or completly unaware would [...]

Thwap - that’s what this would sound like. When I was half asleep, trying to wake up and uncurl myself from around a particularly cute pile of beagles, I listened to the morning talking heads chewing on this story with a kind of sick relish.  What do I think about this?
Fucking duh!
But I am now [...]

I was negligent in linking back to Claire, who began this thing. Sorry
And now, to the silliness….
What were you doing five years ago?
May of 2003:
1) Living in the duplex in the Delaney Park neighborhood of Orlando.
2.) Still able to drink a gallon of wine with D without getting wicked hung over.
3.) Going [...]

Does coffee give you gas? Or is it just that time when I have to poo in the morning? Who knows. I don’t put milk in my coffee anymore, so I know it’s not the lactose thing. Chill out, there, Sparky. I still like my coffee all creamy, but I use soy creamer now. There’s [...]

We had a lovely break in the gray for the past few days. The weatherpeople even predicted sun for the weekend. They were wrong, of course. I woke to dark skies. Living here has changed my appreciatation for the blue of the sky and how sunlight feels when it’s unfiltered by high clouds or blocked [...]

I’m finally in a city where Cirque tours, but I thougt I wouldn’t be able to see this one. It’s kind of expensive (how much were the tickets at Disney again?). Cortero is  a newer show  and it opened on March 1.  We can see the tents eretectd Downtown for the show. D and I kept [...]

I slept like the dead last night. Using the treadmill will do that for you, if you pull yourself out of your own way to get something done. One thing I haven’t done: laundry. It’s still in a pile, collecting animal hair, and serving as the comfiest bed to both beagle and feline. Wish I [...]

Portland is among the top 10 walkable cities. What confused the hell out of me — Miami?!? Really? I lived there. Sure, you can walk down the street, but you are going to walk damn far to get to a bus. The only pleasant areas to walk around were the Grove, the Beach and sometimes [...]

So, I’m taking a break from scrambling my brain and I came across this article about having a green christmas. D and I don’t celebrate Xxxmas, at least not in the traditional way. I’m soooo not christian, and D is .. well he’s D. I decided that I do want lights this year. They seem [...]

I’ve started collecting furniture from my friends. That gold chair that everyone loves to hate came from my friend Karen. Then D’s desk is actually one that Julie (the Rev) gave me when she moved from the apartment near Rollins to her place off Ferncreek. Now I have a desk from C. It’s beautiful. She [...]

Still in the midst of deadline, this is a quick post while I cook.
Our fireplace is toast. We can’t burn anything. The firebox itself is solid, but the chimney is falling apart. One strong wind, and we will lose bricks. That means I am very bitter.
The heater died as well. After NW Natural Gas [...]

I really can’t stand Anne Coulter. She’s a hateful skeeze, and the only reason she gets play on television is because she pisses everyone off. That’s entertainment! Why do people buy her books? Why would someone support a woman so full of hatred and disdain (in full disclosure - I haven’t read any of her [...]

Wow, they do things stupider in Texas, don’t they? If the person taking the rental application saw the tattoos to begin with, then why let them conintue with the process? And they took their money for the fee! Man, this makes me want to buy a house.
I understand the argument between private property rights (as [...]

I read this today, and it worried me. I remember (I and miss) the suddenness of Florida storms, how they erupt in a moment and either bathe the world in water or tear the houses down. The rains here are nothing short of gentle and kind. Misty and almost mysterious, they don’t assault the senses [...]

I used to kid that he would die before he finished the series. I feel like a total ass now.
Sweet dreams great author.

I think this is crazy, but it still made me laugh.

The squirrels have finally arrived at my feeder. Happiness.
D and I found my favorite Zin again… but we are calling it Follie of Doom.
I haven’t had a hang over like that in eons.
When a drunk E says “just one more bottle” — it’s a bad thing.
I love playing dominoes.
Puzzle games are crack.
B makes damn good [...]

RIP
So very sad. Did you read her books?