Category Archives: Entries/Relationships

I’m the oldest of the grandkids on my dad’s side, named after the oldest kid, who died at 16 when a car he was working on slipped off the blocks that were holding it up. I always felt weird about … Continue reading →

In the second grade, I was the new kid in class. We had just moved from out-of-state, and I didn’t know anyone. I had only recently received my first pair of contacts after my (then) final cataract surgery, so I … Continue reading →

A year-and-a-half ago, I met some new people… a mother and teen-aged daughter. For various reasons, I ended up accidentally befriending them. Mom had some past drug and legal issues, Daughter was fatherless and pretty much constantly fighting with Mom. … Continue reading →

Y’know, I actually agree with some bits of Kathy’s post… it’s just that she demonstrates a great deal of tunnel-vision. A constant diet of negative, pissed-off energy can mangle your perceptions. No question. But there’s a lot more to it … Continue reading →

Halley’s Comment: Holding Men To A Higher Standard Oh, men, you are SO not going to want to hear this. I was thinking about dating again and what’s going on out there. I think I have a sense of a … Continue reading →

Just a quick post for my wonderful wife. Not “happy birthday”, because it has been made abundantly clear to me that she is no longer having birthdays… so this is just “happy gee you’re a kick-ass wife day” or something.

Yesterday (the 7th) and Sunday (the 10th) mark our 7th wedding anniversary and 11th “started fooling around online” anniversary, respectively. I’m not making a big deal out of it here, because we’re not making a big deal out of it … Continue reading →