Life in Kana-text (er… CONtext)
It's fairly telling that my most "recent" post here dates from almost two years ago. It's even more telling that I haven't FELT like writing for two years. (That should be a red flag for a person like me, right?) And the real irony is that there was plenty to be writing ABOUT in those two years, … Continue reading Singing in the Shower
[This post will probably provoke a protest of "Mo-o-om!" from its subject... (Have you noticed how a teenager can turn "Mom" into a three-syllable word?) But the fearless family-chronicler forges forward nonetheless. ;) Love you, Son!] I had a weird moment just a while back, one that other moms-of-sons might recognize... I had taken a few … Continue reading Who’s that MAN?
My sister and I used to play the Milton-Bradley board game Life, moving a plastic car along the predetermined path (adding pink or blue pegs to represent spouse and kids), and marking the "mileposts" of American living by paying or collecting money for various events. I suppose this game is intended to represent how life is "supposed" … Continue reading “Life”—a Revised Edition
Charlie keeps things simple. The rack and saddlebags on his bike can carry what he owns. So far as I can tell, that consists of: a tobacco pouch and plastic cigarette-roller, some T-shirts and socks and a second pair of jeans, a plaid flannel shirt and a camouflage coat, several hats and a mismatched pair of … Continue reading What Charlies Are For
Dad took me car-shopping my Senior year of high school, explaining that although he'd drive the new car for a while, it was intended eventually for my use. I pictured myself in a Jeep Cherokee: four-wheel-drive, room in the back for dive gear and camping kit, a rack on top for my parents' old orange canoe, and plenty of under-carriage … Continue reading Full Circle: At the Wheel
Well, okay---Depression IS just in your head, but not in the way people mean when they say something like that. People who make (misguided, misinformed, misanthropic) statements like the above are saying that you just need to change your mind / suck it up / pull yourself up by your bootstraps [side-note: what, exactly, IS … Continue reading Mythbusters Edition: “Depression is Just in Your Head”
There's a famous line from the Hawai'ian-themed Disney movie, Lilo & Stitch: "Ohana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind."But as even the movie demonstrates, Family is also a very complicated thing. Sometimes it takes some time---decades, even---to reach that point where nobody is being left behind.Our family is a pretty good example, "All-American" in its complexity. Keoni … Continue reading The Double-Bride Wedding
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