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‘Round Midnight

I feel the precipitous drop in my energy.  My scrubs are scratchier, scalp too tight.  Alone in the call room, I let down my hair, slip off my shoes.  The fitted sheet slides over the plastic mattress.  Petroleum byproducts assault … Continue reading

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The Top Ten Reasons I Could Never Do A Lifestyle Blog

10) I decorate with dead animals.  While some folks appreciate my roadkill taxidermy collection, others find it creepy at best, nasty at worst. 9) My relationship with food.  I love food.  I particularly love when other people cook food.  The … Continue reading

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Business As Usual in the Land of Objectification

Well, it’s been an eventful week for women.  Many, many, many people have already commented on the events listed below.  I will briefly contribute to the din. 1) Kim Kardashian posed nude for Paper magazine.  I can now add her … Continue reading

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Spousal Rejection

I wrote a 900 word post this morning, a (hopefully) thought-provoking piece about the perils of our criminal justice system for those living with mental illness.  The whole thing was set within the context of a friend’s current incarceration.  Ace … Continue reading

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Dressing Up Rafa – Halloween Edition

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Cry Us A River

The juxtaposition of two events this past week troubles me. Early in the week, the internet positively exploded with photos of Rene Zellweger.  Who is this?  She’s practically unrecognizable!  She clearly had work done!  Let’s grab a plastic surgeon and … Continue reading

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Death Cab For Cutie

(A wee poem for a Monday – because every day is better with bacon.) Driving to Mecca, my piggy and me, Two lost souls searching for sanctity. He in the backseat and I in the front, I’m humming showtunes, but … Continue reading

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His Version of The Events – or – How the Garden Came to be Completely Destroyed

Chester’s Lawn and Garden Service Saint Paul, MN. I work for food.  Only food.  Lots of  food. Menu of Services: 1) Fertilization:  I utilize only the freshest organic nitrogen-rich fertilizer, administered warm to avoid temperature shock for the poor plants.  Occasionally … Continue reading

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Parenting in the Technology Tsunami: Doing the best we can to keep on swimming

I read a piece in the Washington Post this week: “Parenting as a Gen Xer: We’re the first generation of parents in the age of iEverything.”  Frankly I’m perturbed, always a tenuous platform from which to write. I, too, am … Continue reading

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Lost in the Words – or – This is Why My Desk Looks Like Kandinsky’s COMPOSITION VII

I love the Oberlin College alumni magazine.  I love the artwork, the articles, reminiscing about places I walked and people I knew.  I read the class notes and giggle that some (crazy) folks in my year still feel young enough … Continue reading

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