Questions

Man.  Yesterday’s post really took it out of me.  It’s not easy talking about my skivvies to the entire Internet.  I could hardly sleep last night, knowing that the words “bikini” and “thong” were just… OUT THERE.  Attached to MY HONORABLE NAME. When it comes to entertainment value, anything that I say after yesterday’s post…

You know how some married people, when asked, “How did you know he/she was the right one?” answer, “I just knew”? What does that MEAN?  What are they (you?) referring to?  And should single people be holding for it – whatever it is? Or is it just a completely bogus statement, fabricated to placate the…

Well. What now? What if life isn’t a checklist? What if it’s more about (as AnnieBlogs says) the process? What if it’s more about (as, um, Miley Cyrus says) the climb? I don’t quite know where to go from here.

As I lay in my bed last night, sweltering and un-asleep, my thoughts bounced back and forth from the mundane to the life-and-death. “I need a pedicure.” “It’s so hot.” “I hope those journalists are released.” “What if there’s a nuclear war?” “I can’t forget to buy toothpaste.” “Cancer is so evil.” “Who will take…

Did I think I had to go to work today? Was I pleasantly surprised to learn that I didn’t? Am I hooked on “Twilight”? When I read it, do I tell my roommates that I’m “vamping it up”? Could I live on pizza and wine? Did I run 6 miles yesterday morning? Did I want…

On Saturday, it was my immense honor and privilege to take part in little Ben’s memorial service in Seattle. The entire service was perfect – every aspect, every detail, was so Ben – from the “Finding Nemo” medley played by the small ensemble, to the many references to the movie “Cars,” to his Aunt Kristen’s…

You know how kids are always told to never touch a power line? How do the birds live? This was my “maundering pondering” of the morning, as I drove to the airport to fetch Becca. Little Sister is visiting for the weekend; unfortunately, I am at work today, for temping takes no holiday – even…

This morning here at work, there are four repairmen walking in and out of the lobby – in and out, in and out – carrying ladders, tool kits, wire, and generally, looking confused. I have no idea what they’re doing – but they keep climbing ladders and removing the ceiling tiles and disappearing from the…

It is 2003. I am at a Seattle coffee shop with the two boys I used to nanny for, then 3 and 5; I am ordering them hot chocolates. We find a Magic 8 ball by the cash register. Annie: Oh, you guys! Check this out – you shake it and ask it a question,…

– To go to bed every night by 10pm?– To attempt to eat from the food pyramid?– To create a budget?– To have kids I used to babysit for getting engaged?– To have friends getting married?– To have friends getting divorced?– To have friends getting boob jobs?– To have a retirement account?– To buy age-defying…