sick
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I have been getting a cold for a few days now and it is now getting the best of me. I left work at noon and slept all afternoon and woke up even worse - now with a dry, painful cough. I am afraid my weekend might be stolen from [...]
You ready for my lovely update on life? Here goes…
I am coming down with a cold, I think.
My laptop is in the “shop” and I am having actual separation anxiety.
I have plans to visit my friend Michael in DC for Memorial weekend. I am so excited!
My vacation to Mexico is less than 2 months [...]
Evidently Spring is here.
Flowers burst through tight-knit buds.
Grass turns greener as days grow longer.
Homeless people return to the city parks again.
What’s eating you, Mother Nature? A Canadian columnist lets into Mother Nature for this awful winter we have been forced to endure: “We’ve tried to have patience. Some of us have also tried patience’s little helper, Xanax. But look what you’ve done to us. We’re a quivering mass of shattered nerves, deadened eyes and [...]
At one point in my twenties I wrote a list of things I would like to do in my lifetime.  I have been blessed to be able to cross a number of these things off having accomplished them.  Inspired by Mighty Girl, I have decided to write a list of 50 Things Before 50, that [...]
cat death camps in China
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I read this story and was near tears.¬† China is collecting cats in mass loads and taking them to cat death camps, all for the purpose of “cleaning up” for the fucking Olympics!!! I could not be more disgusted. I am angry, heartbroken, [...]
shelter dogs
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I reviewed Shelter Dogs on Cinemactivist. Read and comment. :)
venus envy
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Last night I attended Venus Envy at Mad Art Gallery. For those not familiar with Venus Envy, it is an art show that showcases female artists and performers. I expected something great since they picked such a great art venue. I had known that only [...]
Last Wednesday I met with my neurologist.  I went into his office prepared with New York Times articles and a list of anti-epileptic medications and their side effects.  The neurologist was not happy with his patient questioning him, bringing FDA research up to him, and then telling him that if a medication is not found [...]