Happy birthday, Mom. And happy birthday to my girls. I wrote this post back in August of 2006. Won awards and shit, which was nice (and surprising). Seems appropriate to rerun it today, on the 23rd anniversary of the day I felt life was worth living for maybe the very first time. - Karl --- I'm in a ...
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Mar
31
There’s No Dodging the Bullets This Time
Yesterday, another mystery ailment for the SecondHand Car. Came out to drive to dinner and the passenger-side window was rolled all the way down. I never touched the damn thing. Won't roll back up. This brings me to the mechanic this morning, of course. Thankfully, no rain last night. LIST OF PROBS I GAVE THE MECHANIC. (1) ...
Mar
24
Forcing It Will Just Make It Chafe
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO ENTER THE CONTEST for a $25 gift certificate! Make me laugh. When I was in group therapy (hereafter known as IOP, for Intensive Outpatient Therapy), we did art therapy on a routine basis. A collage was the order of the day, so eight magazines were strewn about the ...
Jan
23
10,000
Watched half of the last "Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" before bed last night. Funny, funny shit. Conan is funnier than I've ever seen him. I can relate. I often find that I'm near the ...
Jan
18
Two Near-Death Experiences in a Week Will Really Take it Out of You
Trust me, I'm here to tell you. It will. Mix that in with a bedridden parent who needs caretaking for at least the foreseeable future, sleep deprivation, heartache, and you've got a great recipe for stress and depression. For the first time in a ...
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I’m a writer. A lover, not a fighter. An amateur philosopher who enjoys shaving giraffes and dancing around my living room in my boxers.