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Not Today, Satan!

Sometimes I have wantedto throw you offlike a heavy coat.Sometimes I have saidyou would not let mebreathe or move.But now that I am freeto choose light clothesor none at allI feel the coldand all the time I thinkhow warm it…

Two Sticks, Twine and a Little Perseverance

nois a necessary magic nodraws a circle around youwith chalkand saysi have given enough boundaries There’s something intensely gratifying about wearing a garment you make yourself. Knitting a sweater can best be compared to a brief romance, 2-3 months in…

Snotmeggedon – Day 6

… My head is bloody, but unbowed.  William Earnest Henley “Invictus” I think one of my enemies has a voodoo doll of me and has been dunking it’s head in green goo. Today is day 6 of having this cold…

Hunter is a Sick Bear

I called in sick today. This cold has moved from my throat into my chest and sinuses and I’m one hurting unit today, but I still got up at 5:00 AM. I should not have pushed myself so hard over…

Feeling Under the Weather

Expecting to do lots of manual labor this weekend, of course I would come down with the mother of all colds on Friday and completely lose my voice all weekend long. I tried to get as much of my belonging…

10 Years to the Day

It’s amazing what can happen over 10 years. This day back in 2009, I was in San Jose, CA, with my ex, Ryan, going to see Nine Inch Nails/Jane’s Addiction “Waving Goodbye” tour. Ryan had gotten us access backstage to…

Bye, Felicia!

I no longer listen to what people say, I just watch what they do. Behavior never lies. Winston Churchill And it’s done! I filed for divorce today. It was a mixed bag of emotions; there was a lingering sentiment and…

Love is a Dog

… When their bones are picked clean and the clean bones gone,They shall have stars at elbow and foot Dylan Thomas “And Death Shall Have No Dominion” One year ago today was one of the hardest days of my life.…