Study Break

The vows were exchanged in the presence of family and friends, and I was privileged to be among the latter. I particularly liked the vows. “For richer or poorer, through sickness and health, for the rest of your lives” was stripped down to the barest of bones. Take a piece of writing, and start removing…

The Professor called me shortly before I left work yesterday. It was good to hear from him. He sounded a little lost, and confessed he’d been thinking about seeing if he couldn’t trade his airline ticket in for a sooner return flight. I don’t think he’s going to follow through. If he does, then picking…

I stand outside the church, anonymous among neighbors. They know each other. I do not. They speak of new cars, aging houses, children at college and weekend chores. I try to read a book I brought along to help with the wait or I pretend to read while I eavesdrop. The doors to the church’s…

Well, the ex showed up at my doorstep yesterday promptly at 8:00, and dropped off the tax info from last year that I needed. Or at least, what I thought I’d need. I then bundled myself up (it was cold in these parts yesterday) and did some errands. My company has a LOT of nice…

It’s a disturbing trend. I have now had four or five hits on my diary by people who were referred by search engines using the key words “veterinarian” and “suicide”. I also had a hit from someone looking for a picture of “dead squirrel”. Surely my entries haven’t been as dismal as all that, have…

Which Internal Organ are you? Find out at willaston’s lounge! When I was answering those I was absolutely positive I’d get a different answer from yours.