Molly Bloom Project October 28, 2009

What happened to it? Faded and disappeared. Molly is tired. She hasn’t kept to her schedule. She is doing other things and acutely aware of her failure. See Molly Project notebook gathering dust on Molly’s desk. Husband is busy on his projects, but Molly isn’t. She’s slugging it out on another project, but it isn’t [...]

The missing camera…and other miscellanea October 28, 2009

I’m trying to keep up a blog. It’s one of the few things I do to organize my life. To accomplish this, I’ve got to sit down, arrange my thoughts and muster enough courage to believe that I have something to say worth writing. This is no easy task. Depending on my mood, it can [...]

Sunday late afternoon hike off Chesebro October 26, 2009

I’m not a native California girl. I’m from Chicago. And, even though I’ve been in California for almost 20 years, I still think of myself as from Chi-town. It’s a bit silly, really. Long ago, folks from Chicago scratched me off their lists — I was one of those nuts that shook down to the [...]

Making peace with my inner jackass October 22, 2009

I wanna complain about the fact that I’ve got a complaining attitude. Why did this happen to me? Why can’t I just mellow out and get positive? Why do I have to always consider the fear, the downside, the worst case scenario? What the hell is it? Can I blame my depression era parents on [...]

Celebrity Pumpkins October 22, 2009

If the blog starts talking about celebrities, will it have more viewership? Let’s test it out. Now, if I have any slight readership, it will be entirely the result of my name-dropping. Nobody cares about the simple stories of a simple suburban woman, past her prime. But if George, Hugh and Groucho think it’s cool [...]

The simple things… October 19, 2009

Yesterday, my husband rolled out of bed, pulled on his tattered running shorts, padded down the steps and grabbed what was left inside the orange juice container in the refrigerator. He gulped it down as he opened the newspaper and turned to the sports section. “Orange juice is good!” he murmured with soft gusto as [...]

Rain in los angeles… October 14, 2009

It’s raining tonight. Pouring. For the first time this year. After long drought, after what seems like years — it’s pouring. And we’re tucked inside — and away from it all. And it feels so good. This has been one hell of a year. Not in the good way. A year of transition. The last [...]

Sick baby October 1, 2009

Wake up this morning — to discover that my youngest is sick with the flu. Kleenex, liquids, thermometer, more kleenex and the obligatory calls to the high school and doctor. Aches, pains — to be juggled with projects and the struggle to find a job. Reminds you how much you love your kids, when they’re [...]

Night Bloom October 1, 2009

It’s 9:00 pm Daughter #2, the little one, is sound asleep and suffering symptoms of the flu. Husband, the great tolerator, is outa town. We all know where Daughter #1 is. She’s in college and I can’t tell you whether she’s got the flu or not. That’s just the way it’s gonna be from now [...]

College Care Package Flashback September 28, 2009

Just completed a video chat with the college princess. She likes the 20 pounds of survival stuff we shipped to her last week. It just arrived — a mere six days after mailing. God bless the United States Post Office. 42 dollars worth of dry provisions (a/k/a junk) and 22 dollars of postage. Indeed, the [...]