Category: Uncategorized

  • Did You Vote For Trump?

    How are you justifying Trump having appointed a racist, antisemite as his White House chief strategist? I am sincerely trying to figure out how anyone can still overlook what’s happening here. Stop normalizing this. It’s not normal. This is wrong on SO MANY levels. Maybe he’s bluffing. Maybe he suggested Bannon knowing everyone would freak out and then he’ll actually…

  • Let’s Start a Parade.

    I went for a run this morning. I’ve been doing that a lot more lately because I think running can cure almost anything. When I feel like the light is closing in on me, I go for a run. It restarts me. I live in a very liberal town. I think something like 90% of us voted…

  • What I’ve Been Reading

    Independent: Hillary Clinton is on course to receive more votes than any other US presidential candidate in history except Barack Obama – despite losing Tuesday’s election to Donald Trump. The New York Times: Bernie Sanders: Where the Democrats Go From Here The Atlantic: Clinton’s Popular-Vote Lead Will Grow, and Grow, and Grow The Guardian: My…

  • Third Party Voters and the Protest Vote

    I keep coming here to write and then I stop because I can’t seem to formulate much of a coherent thought. But I do wish to point something out. Over the last several months, many people have been begging third party voters to do the right thing. Get over your protest vote and do the right thing. Hold…

  • Half A World and One Street Away

    We’ve lived on our new street for just over two months. When I go outside and stand on our driveway, I can see our old house. It’s blue and it peaks out at me through the trees. We didn’t move far from our old street, the street I never called home. This morning we held a kindergarten playdate at a local park.…

  • Cancer and My Face.

    This past spring I was told I have more of “the good kind of cancer” on my face. Which means I will have to have it removed (again). There are options, so that’s good. But it’s my face and this pisses me right off. I still have a scar from where they removed the cancer on my upper lip. And…

  • Asteroids

    My childhood friend died unexpectedly last week. Yesterday, I flew to North Carolina for his memorial. I saw faces I hadn’t seen in 25 years, like distant dreams you can’t quite piece together. I spent the evening with his parents sharing memories, drinking bourbon on a deck he’d built from scratch. A koi pond bubbled…

  • Aaron

    I found out one of my childhood friends passed away unexpectedly last week. I am flying to Raleigh today to attend his memorial service. His name was Aaron. He was the first person to talk to me when we moved to Raleigh when I was 10. He was kind, hilarious. My heart breaks for his family. He has kids, a wife.…

  • My Cakes!

    Hello! Sorry it’s been a while. We went to Disney for a week. It was a spontaneous trip since we had to cancel our annual Rhode Island getaway due to Toby and his work situation. And then I had cakes to create! They can be seen here.   I have a lot to talk about, a lot to write about.…