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Im Augenblick
Sunday morning. The phone next to our bed rings at 7:16. The ringer’s turned off. I normally sleep through a downstairs ring but I pick up. Ace, who left for work at 6:45, informs me that he just got rear-ended … Continue reading
The Best of 2017
My beloved Pomeranian, Rafa, died last May of heart failure. Naturally, I assumed Ace would be just fine with the immediate procurement of another Pom. Not so. Turns out Ace enjoyed the relative dearth of barking. I continued my daily … Continue reading
MWF Seeking SFuPo
Hey stranger. Yeah, you. The furry one with whiskers and cute pointy ears. How about moving in with me for a long-term, committed, platonic love relationship? I’m a middle-aged gal who’s used to canine-ical polyamory. Due to the recent demise … Continue reading
Rafa
I’m sitting in the waiting room of the emergency vet clinic at the University of Minnesota. The hum of the vending machines. Folks typing at the reception desk. Sneet falling on the skylights above my head. Last night The Big … Continue reading
My Tiny Revolution
This past week has been – uh – interesting. I’m not sleeping particularly well and am nearing the point where I’ll need to withdraw completely from all sources of media. I decided to take some Tiny Steps in a Tiny … Continue reading
Jacob Have We Loved
Dear Jacob: They found your remains last week, buried just off a country road, scarcely thirty miles from your home. That tiny remnant of hope, a single flickering candle, is now and forever extinguished. You are dead. The man who … Continue reading
Heart, Broken
Rafa the Pomeranian turns eight in August. When I accidentally acquired Rafa in the summer of 2011 (Happy Birthday to me!), Second Chance Animal Rescue thought he was about three. I decided his birthday would be August 8, a date … Continue reading
Disease Model of Systemic Racism
Chief Complaint: Stage IV Systemic Racism History of Present Illness: The USA is a North American Country with a 250+ year history of Institutionalized Racism. Multiple prior exacerbations include: slavery, annihilation/dispossession/forced assimilation/reservation marginalization of native peoples, the Chinese Exclusion Act, … Continue reading
Sleeping Beauty, Take Two
Once upon a time, in a castle very similar to Hennepin Church, King Jesus’ handbell choir prepared their annual concert. They called upon the Court Percussion Pinch-Hitter, Anne of Saint Paul, to add a bit of backbeat to a couple … Continue reading
Bottomlining Easter
I pretended to be a Christian yesterday. I wore semi-clean clothes, put on a bit of eyeliner, and popped into a polyester choir robe for a few hours. As you all know, I love making music in groups, so when … Continue reading