Five Boyhoods, published in 1962, is five short memoirs written by men who grew up in sequential decades starting in the 1880s and ending in the 1940s with John Updike. The short memoirs give fascinating insights to what it was like to grow up a boy in America a century ago. The first one revealsContinue reading “Turn of the century memoirs, “Five Boyhoods””
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Digging Deeper with Brene Brown
I’m reading The Gifts of Imperfection for the first time in several years. In the first chapter she talks about her “dig deep” button. The inner will to push through and carry on. Which leads to burn out. So she came up with an acronym. Deliberate – pray, meditate, or state intentions. Inspired – getContinue reading “Digging Deeper with Brene Brown”
Violet hair, reflecting on changes since 1999
My son’s best friend is in beauty school, and did my hair yesterday. First the bleach, then a trim, then lime crime “genie.” When I was 18, the beauty school was a movie theater, one I used to walk to. They played music from my teen years, like Spice Girls. It’s crazy to sit inContinue reading “Violet hair, reflecting on changes since 1999”
Legoland in brief
It took a day to recover from our day at Legoland, but we had a blast. They reopened the kid slide area at the water park, and both my sons got to play on it together. They have such a great relationship, especially for being 8 years apart. Anti-depressants cause heat sensitivity, and I gotContinue reading “Legoland in brief”
Understanding Crazy
When someone complained to me about the mystifying behavior of people she didn’t like, I would at first try to explain. Eventually, I realized she wasn’t complaining to understand. And I started saying, “You can’t understand crazy unless you are the same kind of crazy.” She didn’t think she needed her meds, and I trustedContinue reading “Understanding Crazy”
Dogs, meds, mental health, politics, goals, et merde
Our youngest is turning 8 on Thursday, and we’re taking him to Legoland to celebrate. This morning Lil Bit and I met the dogsitter and his dog, in preparation for staying the day with them. I learned that huskies and australian shepherds have special fur that is double insulated – meaning it keeps them coolContinue reading “Dogs, meds, mental health, politics, goals, et merde”
Just Like My Mother, After All.
Picture it: Roanoke Memorial Hospital. May 9th 1981. It’s a Tuesday morning in the Southwestern Virginia valley town. A 19 year old holds her baby girl for the first time, after three days of agonizing, exhausting, medically hindered and then “vacuum-assisted” delivery of the 9 pound, 15 ounce bundle. A ray of sunlight falls onContinue reading “Just Like My Mother, After All.”
Adventures of an Earthborn Alien 