Setup: At a bar. There’s Me, there’s She, and there’s He. He and She are engaged. He and I are talking alone for five minutes at the bar. She comes up to us from the table where She and His family are sitting. SHE: Hi there! Who the hell is this? ME: Hello. Hmmm. Is…
Category: Drama Queen
Miles
Slam. Shiver shiver, on with the heat, on with the lights. On with NPR, my morning companion. Click the seat belt, shift to Reverse, out the driveway. Ca chunk, ca chunk, the sound of the road under worn tires, while Carl Castle reports the state of the world in his distinctive, reassuring voice. Marketplace comes on,…
60 hours later . . .
Was that just Sunday, that I wrote that last blog? Well, Grace ain’t here no more. Grace has left the building, with Peace in tow, and Chaos and Rapid Resting Heart Rate have filled up their empty seats. Thus goes a Wednesday on a week when I am working on a show. Last night,…
Slice of My Life
Typical Weekday Schedule 6:15 am Alarm Rings. Snooze. 6:24 am Alarm Rings. Snooze. 6:33 am Alarm Rings. Snooze. 6:42 am Alarm Rings. Leap out of bed, upset with self for snoozing so many times AGAIN. Now have 18 minutes to get ready before should leave. 6:43 am Lay down on the couch for just…
Snow Day
Oh my God, RG, wake up! What?!?! My pre-dawn sluggish heartbeat is suddenly racing, and I poke my showercapped head out of the hot shower into the cold bathroom air. It’s snowing! Oh. Here I come! He, in pjs and flip flops, and I, in bathrobe and slippers, step onto our little porch to see…