Give us a break

I think I saw heart-shaped Valentine’s Day balloons in a Walgreens this morning. Barf. And did anyone else notice the “Didn’t get what you want for Christmas? Come to our After-Christmas sale!” and “Time to take off that holiday...

All good things come to an end

Tonight is our “Progress Check” at the dance studio where we take classes. That means that Steven and I will demonstrate three of the dances we have been learning to the owner of the dance studio, then she will pull us into her little office and try to...

It’s a mad mad world

After leaving the house to run a few errands this morning, I’ve come to the conclusion that I don’t want to leave the house for the rest of the weekend. Or perhaps ever again. Too many crazies driving on the streets, too many crazies in the stores…...

Acquaintances

Is it normal to not want to associate yourself with the people you went to high school with after graduation? Not all of them of course, I have many good friends that I still talk to on a regular basis. But there’s the ones that you kind of knew. The ones you...

“A” as in annoying

A while ago, I was complaining to Steven about some screaming children that were on the morning train ride. He asked, “why would children even be on a train that early in the morning?” I don’t know. School? Daycare? To drive the other riders nuts?...

I love public transportation

I usually don’t let idiot drivers upset me. I don’t drive enough to warrant it, and if I am in the car for a long enough time I’m with Steven – and one of us has to remain calm. Of course, I do exercise a well versed collection of cuss words...