Saturday, August 31, 2013
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
#240/365--Supplied
...you just THINK you're done...
then you find
...another list...
in
...another pocket...
and
you have to go back
...for more...
...supplies...
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
#239/365--The Metamorphosis
...discussing...
"The Metamorphosis"
(summer reading)
with my daughter
...tonight...
She is
-- answering essay questions --
for this
"existential novel"
.......
I love to read.
I always have.
When I was younger,
I never understood
allusions
allegories
themes
character traits
motifs
symbols
I didn't want to understand.
I wanted to read for
...pure enjoyment...
but
as I sat,
talking with my daughter,
helping her understand
this
weird
creepy
sad
awkward
...story...
I began to
realize
how much
I really
...sort of...
do
understand
and
enjoy
delving into
the depths
of a novel.
(This one, in particular)
If you haven't
ever read
or heard of
"The Metamorphosis"
by
Franz Kafka
it is a story
about a man
who wakes up
as an insect one morning.
At a very base level,
it's theme is
how
random,
-- sometimes insane --
events
happen
when we least expect them to
...and how they...
-- change --
...us...
(parallels, anyone??)
And these events
can either
lead us to
...isolation...
...alienation...
...seclusion...
or
they can
catapult us
into action
independence
growth
maturity
...strength...
I hope
for strength
...and that...
after all
...is said and done...
...I don't wake up as...
-- a beetle --
Monday, August 26, 2013
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Friday, August 23, 2013
#235/365--Pain
You think you know pain
...until your child...
is in it.
Today,
(before "Meet the Plumber")
My
-- SweetGirl --
had a "procedure"
to drain/remove
a cyst
that had developed
on the base of her spine.
A local anesthesia was used
...however...
it either
a) hadn't taken effect when they started
...or...
b) wasn't strong enough
because
-- my.girl.felt.everything --
.every.thing.
She was screaming in pain, friends.
As a mom, holding her,
hearing her screams,
squeezing her hands,
seeing the actual "lancing and prodding and draining,"
and being helpless
was one of
THE
worst things
I have ever gone through.
It's a maternal "pain"
that runs deep
...makes you nauseous...
it's gut-wrenching
and
scary.
You pray that the Physician will take away that burden...
that He will give it to YOU
You pray comfort
and
relief
...you pray...
FOR IT TO BE OVER.
And you say to the
...physician...
"Are you sure you gave her anesthesia?"
...This girl...
...is my hero...
she is brave
beyond
compare.
I adore her so.
And now she is in her happy place
with her pain meds.
love.
#234/365--Meet the Plumber
It was
"Meet the Teacher Night"
at school.
Everything was in place
...there was a terrific turn out...
((looks like it will be
another fun year
in second grade!))
Then...
I came home to
water in my garage
...again...
I stood there for
...a few minutes...
assessing the situation.
I heard water dripping
so
I inquired
(yes, ever so calmly)
as to if
the children were showering.
Went upstairs to see
...the bathtub not draining...
so
I went to get Drano.
(I don't want to explain my thinking here..
.just go with me, ok??)
An hour after Drano
...and...
texting
back -- and -- forth
with some friends
...and...
noticing my toilets weren't flushing
...and...
hearing what sounded like
-- rain --
in my walls
...and...
water STILL in BOTH tubs
I was advised
to shut the water off
outside.
We ended up at a hotel.
...and today...
I'll meet
the Plumber.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Monday, August 19, 2013
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Friday, August 16, 2013
Thursday, August 15, 2013
#227/365--Cracked
...noticed that...
my tail light
has
a crack in it
...wondering...
how that happened?
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
#226/365--Shopping
I thought I might set up
...a profile...
on an online dating site.
I've done this before
...and...
I don't really like doing it
...but...
for entertainment purposes
...who knows, right?
...However...
I would like to provide
...a few tips...
if you are looking
to put yourself out there
in the online dating pool.
1) Keep It Simple Sir.
I'm not gonna be reading an essay.
2) No selfies, please.
3) If you have to take a selfie,
please don't take it in the bathroom mirror.
4) If you have to take it in the bathroom mirror,
please do it in your home bathroom,
...not in a public restroom...
...with the urinal showing...
5) If you have to take a selfie,
please keep your clothes on.
6) No pics of you in bed, please.
7) I want to see pics of you.
I don't want to see your pics of the sunset
...or swans...
...or of you and your ex...
8) Let's talk usernames.
I am not interested in you
if your name is
"elchicofriendly"...
you realize this sounds like
you are friendly to boys?
9) Also, no user names
that refer to your recent dejection
...such as...
...stiyxandstonz...
...unstableguy...
...lonelyinTX...
10) Names such as...
...latinexpress...
...texassuperman...
...handsomecool...
...darkchoclit...
all
sound a little
...overconfident...
I am a romantic.
I would prefer to
...meet...
'God's Match for Me'
through some
...random chain of events...
As previously mentioned,
I have tried the online dating scene
...and...
it just hasn't worked for me.
I can't take it seriously.
It feels like "Schwan's" for dating.
...Like grocery shopping online...
...an internet "meat market," if you will...
And I can't sell myself.
I'm not one to talk myself up
...or...
even talk about myself,
let alone
come up with one of those goofy screen names
...or...
talk about "what I want in a man."
Body type? Dude I don't know.
You want "Athletic and Toned,"
...and I think I am...
"Lumpy with Hail Damage."
I need you to know
I'm private and silly and awkward and spiritual.
I need you to know
I'm shy and introverted and introspective.
I need you to know
I'm funny and sometimes philosophical.
How do I convey this
...over the internet...
without sounding full of myself?
...and what username shall I use??
Let's see how this
little experiment
-- with Destiny --
...plays out...
Yours with Humor,
SyngleMominTXwaitinOnMrRyte
#225/365--Prints on the Windshield
discovered
little
(not - so - little)
toe
prints
on my windshield
holding
these
images
in
my
mind
love
my
kids
and their
stinky toes
Monday, August 12, 2013
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Thursday, August 8, 2013
#220/365--Exaggeration
...kicked a box...
a few days ago
while unpacking
...it hurt...
to say the least
it's bruising up now
...ok...
so it's not
"THAT"
bad...
...but, Dude.
It really hurt
...at the time...
...maybe I am...
a bit of a
drama queen?
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
#218/365--ing
...as in "work-ing..."
and
..."cook-ing..."
There's just something about
cooking
in
your own kitchen
...having...
a glass
...of wine...
as an appetizer
...after...
a long day
reading
...curriculum...
and
preparing
...for the new school year...
Monday, August 5, 2013
#216/365--Downsizing
purging
getting rid of
donating
giving away
cleansing
removing
clearing
reducing
Saturday, August 3, 2013
#213/365--Mold Repair
...took 2 days...
for
re-sheet-rocking
and
plastering
and
painting
(don't forget...the garage, also)
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