Tag: mistakes
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I Thought I’d Taken Care Of Business
My voice has dropped an octave. If I didn’t feel so lousy, it’d be amusing to rebrand who I am with my new vocal chords. The conference has begun. And I’ve got a worse cold than I did weeks ago. Rivers of yellow snot flow from my nose. My throat is raw. I sound…
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Broken And Hurting
Celebrating birthdays is a must. We finally got around to having more family in town to celebrate John, which he’d never ask for. Would avoid attention to himself if he could. Not in this family. The grands had helped with the preparations. There were balloons and laughter, our goofy family birthday song and a cooperative blowing…
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Shame On Me
I’m a true law-abiding citizen. Most of the time. I’ll freely admit to taking liberties with the speed limits on several roads. Many roads. Posted speeds are suggestions. I operate under the belief that if you go over the speed limit by 9, you’re still operating within appropriate parameters. In my defense, I pretty much…