Today I played a concert.
A few years ago (ok, a LOT of years ago), I wrote a short piece about playing a concert. Go read that, and pretend I wrote it today. Because today I did play a concert. Not orchestra, which is what I …
Everyday Life
If only they were this exhausted every night
NOW HEAR THIS: If you are not a married adult in this abode you need to immediately and without further ado depart from your current location and haul your young ass to the upper regions of this facility. Once there …
At least I’m warm
Back when I was in college I had this massive winter coat. No, really, it was enormous. Cherry red, puffy with down, reached my ankles…and my ankles are pretty far from my shoulders. My friends laughed and called it my …
Let Me Tell You About: Living Gluten Free
I keep seeing articles lately about the myth of gluten free, that really no one except those with pure 100% doctor diagnosed celiac should be avoiding gluten. That it’s a scam, the newest health fad, an expensive way to be …
Note to self: Balance isn’t just for tightropes
I missed posting yesterday. Oh well. Such is life. This week I’m learning…again…that if I don’t take care of myself, that if I burn the candle at both ends with a blowtorch to the middle, that I will flame out …
This winding two-lane road
When I was a kid, we often drove to central and southern Illinois to visit family. Those were long honkin’ drives, to southern Illinois especially. Springfield was easy to reach, with an interstate straight to it, but getting down to see …
Day Nine Haiku
So much I could say But can’t yet write what I want Just a few more weeks. And with that, I am going to bed and hoping for a less crazy day tomorrow. Oh, who am I kidding, it’s gonna be …
Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat
While I technically know that Christmas is just around the corner, I’m trying to ignore that fact until good ole’ Saint Nick makes his appearance at the Macy’s parade at the end of the month. I’ve bought exactly one gift as …
Well, hello there winter. Bugger off.
I’m just going to park this here: Just a reminder, for those who don’t know just how much I hate winter: How to stay warm in a Chicago winter. How to survive a Chicago winter polar vortex without losing your …
Thursday Thoughts
I don’t do Throwback Thursday online because I think it’s a ploy to get us to tag old pictures of ourselves in an attempt to have images of ourselves throughout the years. Note to self: add tinfoil to the Costco …