More Randomness

My parakeets have discovered the joys of walking instead of flying. It’s fun to see them explore. For example, Dinah is having endless fun in front of my new floor-length mirror, a Christmas gift from Christian. I worry I might step on them, though.  I’ve never had to wonder if a bird is at my … More More Randomness

Facebook Page

Happy New Year! For those of you on Facebook, there is a page for my upcoming memoir about life with Dad. The page includes the feed for this site, photo albums with never before posted pictures, and videos (only three now, one is not closed captioned {yet}, and the other two have no sound so … More Facebook Page

I Wonder

If a deaf schizophrenic still hears voices. If anyone else kept the shoes they walked home in on 9/11. Or the shoes they walked in for Blackout of ’04. Why it took my passport only 1.5 weeks to arrive. Aren’t we in post-9/11? A white girl from TX isn’t scary as all git out?How I … More I Wonder

Just Checking In

Where the heck is everybody? No emails, no phone calls. The holiday was last week! Well, we accomplished every single thing on my sabbatical to do list and then some. The armoire and old TV are gone. A new flat screen is in our living room awaiting the arrival of a new media table. The … More Just Checking In

Sabbatical Update

Holiday cards are done. I’m still stuck answering Comix questions and taking care of press for upcoming comedians, but I hope that doesn’t continue. Laptop is being taken in tomorrow for general cleaning and repair.  I was able to take care of lots of the glitches and annoyances once I devoted an hour or two … More Sabbatical Update