When we were motorcycle-shopping, Jon jokingly threatened to buy me a bike with training wheels---though he then reassured me that he wouldn't humiliate me like that. I think the issue goes deeper than avoiding humiliation, though---what I need most is to build the gut-level confidence that the bike will, indeed, stay upright even without Jon … Continue reading Taking Off the Training Wheels (in Prayer)
The Science of Smiles
Okay, I have to admit my body is not yet accustomed to day-long shifts standing on concrete. Or more accurately, it's not yet re-adjusted to that... When I owned and ran a restaurant the days were a lot longer, and sure, they wore me out---but they didn't make my muscles sore like they are this … Continue reading The Science of Smiles
First Solo on the Bike
I had my first riding lesson today. Well, okay---"riding" would be overstating the case. But I was moving, and I was alone on the bike! Jon finds it crazy that I'd never even ridden dirt bikes as a kid (he's been riding since he was seven!)---and that means everything about biking (except for passenger-ing) is new … Continue reading First Solo on the Bike
The Catch-22 of SR-22
Well, I'm a day closer to getting my driver's license back. I'm also a day past when I thought I was getting it. Do you ever wonder who made up "the rules," and what they were thinking? I knew I'd have to get SR-22 proof-of-insurance as soon as I got my license back (it's one … Continue reading The Catch-22 of SR-22
On Vapors, and Vapers
Last week CBS This Morning hosted a lexicographer from the Merriam-Webster dictionary, talking about the malleability of language and the ongoing task of incorporating new words into the dictionary. Although prescriptive grammarians (unlike descriptive ones) would have you believe that our language and its rules are static, nothing could be further from the truth. (Sure, I … Continue reading On Vapors, and Vapers
Love Languages & Chocolate Sprinkles
There's a new key on my ring that I can't use just yet, but I'm carrying it anyway because I'm excited about this unexpected gift from my husband. I'm still sort of in a state of disbelief about it, to be honest. I can't quite believe I really have this key, let alone what it … Continue reading Love Languages & Chocolate Sprinkles
Sea Legs & Side Effects
Yesterday morning I walked through a rainstorm to the gym we just joined---a Planet Fitness decorated in garish purple-and-mustard, and plastered with heartening signs proclaiming it a "No-Judgement Zone." I owned a StairMaster in my twenties, but my forties-self clearly needs some shaping-up because that thing was kicking my butt after six minutes. So I thought I'd try … Continue reading Sea Legs & Side Effects
Kana's Chronicles 