Sunday, July 15, 2007

One Year Later

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It's the one-year anniversary of the end of my marriage to Dear Husband. The tiny rational part of my brain tells me I should be waaay o...
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Saturday, June 30, 2007

Kindness is Not Random

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This afternoon I witnessed something so simple and good that it almost didn't register. I was waiting in line at a fast-food drive-throu...
Monday, June 25, 2007

Peace at Last

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A strange feeling has overtaken me in the past day or so. It feels like serenity. It's such an unfamiliar feeling that I damn near didn...
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Tuesday, June 05, 2007

The Tao of Trust

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I've been reading the Tao Te Ching a lot lately, and it has a lot to say about trust. ' Who does not trust enough will not be truste...
Thursday, May 24, 2007

Mail Call

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Today's mail brought some interesting correspondence for Dear Husband. DH apparently stiffed Verizon for more than $500 in phone service...
Tuesday, May 22, 2007

The Sunflowers are Taking Over the Asylum

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My sunflowers are taller than I am. My whole garden thrived unbelievably while I was in Kauai. When I returned, I had a bumper crop of gree...
Friday, May 18, 2007

Nirvana

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Kauai was phenomenal. The day after I arrived, B and I packed up her truck and set out for Polihale, a remote seven-mile stretch of sand on ...
Monday, May 07, 2007

I Need to Get Away

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Monday, April 23, 2007

A Baby is Born

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Congratulate me - I'm the proud parent of a baby tomato. I literally shrieked with happiness when I saw the tiny green baby, my first, h...
Saturday, April 21, 2007

Lost

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One of my friends hit it right on the head the other day. 'Still feeling lost, sweetie?' he asked. I do feel as if I've lost my ...
Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Seven Years of Bad Luck

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I just took a peek at my credit report, and I am not pleased. Although the collection agency that was pursuing Dear Husband's delinquent...
Friday, March 30, 2007

Gridlock

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After putting it off for weeks, I finally got my hair cut yesterday. They guy who does my hair isn't very talkative, especially for a ha...
Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Shut up Already

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Dear Husband is apparently having some car trouble. I know this because he emailed me yesterday to complain that I cancelled his Auto Club m...
Friday, March 23, 2007

Tying on the Feedbag

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My life feels like such shit right now, I did the only thing I could think of to feel better - I went to the store and bought $30 worth of j...
Wednesday, March 21, 2007

What's Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander

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Dear Husband is a little bit peeved. I strung him along for a couple of days and ignored a few emails before telling him that no, he can...
Friday, March 16, 2007

Ahh, Sweet Freedom

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Dear Husband finally paid off his hospital bill. He told me this in an email, and in the next paragraph announced that he would be coming ov...
Thursday, March 15, 2007

The Ides of March

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My divorce is finally final today. Obviously, the significance of the date isn't lost on me. I had always hoped that Dear Husband and I ...
Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Letting My Garden Grow

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I finally got off my ass and planted my garden this week. I didn't even know I wanted one until recently. When I wanted to be in a garde...
Saturday, March 10, 2007

Potty Mouth

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I had no idea Dear Husband was such a delicate flower. Two days after receiving no reply to my 999th email about DH's unpaid bill, I sen...
Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Sad Parting

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My friend K and his dog Floyd left for Florida this morning. Getting him ready to go has left me physically and emotionally exhausted. The p...
Saturday, February 24, 2007

A Visit to the Ex-Laws

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My friend K is moving to Florida in a couple of days, and needed a crate big enough for his chocolate lab, Floyd, to fly in. After he priced...
Monday, February 19, 2007

Cleaning House

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I woke up in a funny mood this morning. My eyes snapped open at 6 am and I immediately realized that the mess in my apartment was crippling ...
Sunday, February 11, 2007

Flip Side

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You'd think a person who has been so recently crushed would know better than to trample someone else. But no. I've dragged someone...
Saturday, February 10, 2007

Back Aboard the SS Sorrow

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After cycling through the whole range of emotions about the end of my marriage several times, I'm surprised to find myself feeling sad a...
Thursday, February 01, 2007

Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures

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After Dear Husband ignored my last two emails about his outstanding hospital bill, I placed another call to my former father-in-law, Gruff P...
Tuesday, January 30, 2007

May I Be Excused?

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No matter how badly I behave lately, someone thinks it's okay. Everything I've done lately, from my campaign of revenge against Dear...
Saturday, January 13, 2007

Time for a Tune-Up

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Self-care is a funny thing - if you're not giving any, you're not getting any. I haven't been taking good care of myself at all ...
Tuesday, January 09, 2007

I Did a Bad, Bad Thing

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After telling myself for weeks that I wouldn't, I emailed Dear Husband's Next Victim last night during a fit of pique. I gave her a ...
Sunday, January 07, 2007

Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

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As part of my ongoing campaign to get Dear Husband to meet his financial 0bligations, A offered to put a hex on him. A is an ordained Wiccan...
Wednesday, January 03, 2007

I Hate Everyone

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People are really getting on my nerves. I don't really hate them, and it's not really everyone. But saying it seems to fit my angry,...
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Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Hallelujah

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I'm not sure exactly how it happened, but I got a lot done today. I woke up at the crack of dawn (7:30) and started working immediately....
Saturday, December 30, 2006

I'm In Love With a Robot

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The Roomba has arrived. I ordered my robot vacuum cleaner during my recent buying binge, and couldn't be more pleased. My hatred of vacu...
Friday, December 29, 2006

The Zen of Bath

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Something miraculous happened today. No, not Cheap Landlord fixing something inside my apartment, although that's a miracle too. No, tod...
Thursday, December 28, 2006

It's Go Time!

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When I collected my mail yesterday, my respect for Dear Husband hit rock bottom and started to dig. It turns out that DH hasn't paid a s...
Sunday, December 24, 2006

Thank God it Only Happens Once a Year

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I tried my best to ignore Christmas this year. It's no secret that it's my least-favorite holiday. It really has nothing to recommen...
Thursday, December 14, 2006

Whoops

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Everyone who knew it was a bad idea to email Dear Husband yesterday, please raise your hand. Ok, you can all put them down now. Needless to ...
Wednesday, December 13, 2006

The Cycle Begins Again

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Well, it's official - Dear Husband has snared his Next Victim. I learned this when I was (not so) innocently browsing the Internet and c...
Thursday, December 07, 2006

Spending Is Patriotic, Right?

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If so, I may be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Normally I avoid consumer spending like the plague. Except for my periodically sel...
Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Make it Stop Please

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I have an excellent relationship with the neighbors across the walkway 11 months out of the year. Queridos Vecinos are a couple of Latino qu...
Monday, December 04, 2006

Just F#&@ing Do It Already

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I've been meaning to go to the gym. Every day. For about the last six months. While I've been avoiding the gym, I've also manage...
Sunday, December 03, 2006

It's Not the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

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I really hate this time of year. I start my downward spiral every year in mid-October, when I can no longer kid myself that daylight savings...
Thursday, November 30, 2006

Oy Vey

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I picked up my friend K's sister at the airport last night and was looking forward to some much-needed help with his care. She kept insi...
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Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Two Sides of the Same Coin

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Love and hate usually flow from the same muddy emotional pool. It's hard to muster up the psychic energy for one without the other. Tim ...
Monday, November 27, 2006

Rest in Peace, My Friend

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What can I say about Bob? Above all, I loved him dearly. He was a misfit who sidled into my heart almost against my will. He was a foster do...
Sunday, November 26, 2006

I Got a New Toy

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My slightly wacky friend G often tells me about the pleasure he derives from filling the empty space inside him with the joy of a new car. I...
Thursday, November 23, 2006

Thank You

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Thanksgiving has always seemed like a funny holiday to me. Don't get me wrong - it's a lovely idea to set aside a day to count our b...
Wednesday, November 22, 2006

One of the Seven Deadly Sins

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Okay, everyone knows I suffer from all of them. But one in particular has been rearing its ugly head lately. I've never been the cleanes...
Saturday, November 18, 2006

Nocturne

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I'm having a hard time sleeping again. Well, that's not entirely true. I sleep like a baby every afternoon when I'm supposed to ...
Thursday, November 16, 2006

Enough Already

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Joan Didion is starting to get on my nerves. I loved her book at first. "The Year of Magical Thinking" resonated with me on so ma...
Monday, November 13, 2006

The Four Months of Marginal Thinking

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My friend A lent me Joan Didion's 'The Year of Magical Thinking,' and although she warned me that it might bring me to my knees,...