Category: writing

  • 2020-09-23 Random Facts About Having 4 Cats (Among Other Things)

    2020-09-23 Random Facts About Having 4 Cats (Among Other Things)

    Having four cats means you have to scoop litter boxes everyday. This morning I started crying in my kitchen. I was loading the dishwasher when Alexa started telling me about memorial plans for Ruth B.G. as a part of my daily news briefing. I had not really grieved the loss yet. It just happened. I…

  • 2020-09-21 What’s the Truth Behind All the Drama

    2020-09-21 What’s the Truth Behind All the Drama

    Last night I had a dream I could not shake. I mean.. I dreamt the dream and woke up multiple times and then fell back to sleep into the same scenario twice. I’ve got a big assignment due for school. Something that’s going to take months of work and I’ve shown up to the scene…

  • 2020-09-15 Monday Colored Glasses

    2020-09-15 Monday Colored Glasses

    I could do without insomnia for a while. I could do without my mind spinning endlessly on things I can’t do anything about. I could use a day all by myself, no responsibilities, no work, no chores. What’s that called? A vacation? Perhaps soon. I could also do without rejection greeting me first thing in…

  • 2020-09-11 Does Time Have Memory?

    2020-09-11 Does Time Have Memory?

    Time is a construct. It’s a concept developed by humans to keep track, count, measure, and communicate. We also use instances in time to attempt to accurately remember. Humanity has many flaws and we’re all afflicted by the loss of time and an inability to retain the sharp details of experience. The farther away we…

  • 2020-08-29 Girls Just Wanna…

    2020-08-29 Girls Just Wanna…

    … Eat Tacos!!! 🌮🌮🌮 It’s Saturday and I’ve done a few things but I’ve also kinda wasted the day away. The sun is already in its daily slide down the west side of the big Nebraska blue and I’m just not satisfied. I just need a little more time. I just always want more. I’ve…

  • 2020-08-25 Reading Past Repetition to Get to the Good Stuff

    2020-08-25 Reading Past Repetition to Get to the Good Stuff

    There’s no way I’m not going to not be tired today. That’s what less than four hours of sleep does to a person.  Impossibly, it was not because of performance anxiety over the two hour training session I’m supposed to conduct today with a group of folks I’ve never met before. Incredibly I could not…

  • 2020-08-19 Miss SugarCookie Attempts to Answer the Question “What are you gonna do with your life?” 😉

    2020-08-19 Miss SugarCookie Attempts to Answer the Question “What are you gonna do with your life?” 😉

    Spoiler Alert… The answer is just Nothing. I’m an all or nothin kind of girl. You know, I don’t have it in me to do things “half-ass.” I just don’t. Sometimes I wish I could, you know. Just do a thing and get as far as I get and say “good enough.” Believe me, I’ve…

  • 2020-08-16 No Good Way to End – Part 2

    2020-08-16 No Good Way to End – Part 2

    What’s a girl to do I ask. It occurs to me that I love to start new things. I get jazzed about beginning. Give me a new day, tip-toes on the edge of the next big adventure. Anticipation is a delicious appetizer and don’t you sometimes just want to order every appetizer on the menu…