Category Archives: my life

2 inches of snow and we’re all gonna die

It’s Sunday. We may or may not get a couple of inches of snow on Tuesday. We may or may not get rain instead. It’s a bit too early to tell, honestly. In recent years, it’s become a sort of … Continue reading

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Politics, election and what I learned, part two

So, things were quiet over the summer. After the primary debacle, I contacted a friend who is pretty politically savvy and asked for his help. He agreed that the PAC had no clue what they were doing, and agreed to … Continue reading

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something totally different

This is a tale of a cow and a goat A cow named Dint and goat named Dont They live in a meadow just down the road With Maisy-Moo and a big ugly toad Dint and Dont are real. So … Continue reading

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Election, politics and what I learned

part one From the beginning: I live in the country, way out in the country, my nearest neighbor is about 800 feet from me. The deer and the antelope play. Well, no, we don’t have antelope. We do have foxes … Continue reading

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Waiting

My college has gone on strike. It’s a long story, the short version is that we’ve been trying to work with the admin for three years, we’ve had no raises, the college wants ownership of intellectual property (I’ve created everything … Continue reading

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Three steps forward, forty seven back

Or so it feels. I was making great progress. I don’t know what happened this weekend, if it’s stress or something else, my left hip has decided it doesn’t want to play nice anymore. It hurts. It’s not a screaming … Continue reading

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Venting

I, like a lot of people, have a dog who pulls on leash. I also have a dog who has a very high prey drive, and a ton of energy. And I swear he has ADHD. Teaching him to walk … Continue reading

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I got shot in the back

and I lived to tell the tale Seriously. I got cortisone shots in my back this morning. Again. This is my fourth round with these shots and they’re losing their efficacy each time. This round was in a different spot … Continue reading

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Tired

I haven’t slept well for the past couple of nights. Why, you ask? I’ve been waking up every hour to go pee. The deal with my bladder is that I need to drink lots of water. That also helps with … Continue reading

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Knitting – because I don’t always train dogs!

In September, we became Great Grandparents. According to the Bear, he isn’t old enough but I am. Sorry, Dear, so are you! Shortly after the first was born, we learned that yet another grandchild was expecting, so in April we … Continue reading

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