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I talked to a coworker by IM last week. She asked how I was, and I said I was “OKish.” She replied, “Same.” And I thought to myself, “Wow. How sad is it that neither of us can even commit … Continue reading →

I have been watching too much TV. It’s not entirely by choice. My shoulder has made almost everything painful. It’s hard to find a comfortable position for using the computer. Reading is difficult, because normally I’d hold the book with … Continue reading →

I accidentally put my shirt on inside-out the other day. I noticed immediately but just as quickly decided to leave it be. It wasn’t worth the extra shoulder pain to fix it. The perfectionist part of me was pissed off … Continue reading →

My shoulder has gotten worse, so much so that I can barely sleep. My physical therapists had portrayed my shoulder problem as tendonitis, perhaps brought about by bad posture or whatever, and that I needed to keep working the muscles … Continue reading →

January (7 posts): The most interesting thing about January’s posts is that I could almost have written them this year. I still have the same set of concerns (bird flu, my cognitive health, etc.). The difference is that I’ve achieved … Continue reading →

My office continues to be a terrible mess. Nearly every day I say to myself that I will finally go through the piles of things and straighten everything up. And yet I keep not finding the time for it. I … Continue reading →

I’ve been trying to get back into the habit of walking. When I looked out the window late this afternoon and noticed that it was snowing, I forced myself to go outside. I only walked a few laps, but somewhere … Continue reading →

All four of us applied for our passports at the same time. We paid an extra $60 to expedite the passport of the one person who needed it soonest. Ironically, that’s the passport that took longest to arrive. Who could … Continue reading →

One morning last year I went downstairs to get myself a cup of coffee. On the counter, someone had placed a pie plate with an apple in the middle of it. Naturally, I knew my husband had put it there … Continue reading →