Category: Random Ponderings
An Object Lesson Even A Cheater Might Understand
Written in 2014 Sometimes it takes a simple object lesson for some folks to ‘get’ what is blatantly apparent to the rest of us. Runaway…
When the Answers to Life’s Questions are ‘I Got Nothing.’ My Humorous Take On Astrology.
Written in 2014 A tongue-in-cheek look at astrology and birth charts An afflicted birth chart or a bunch of woo-woo pseudoscience? For those non-astrology types…
Hey There, Little Red Riding Hood
Written in 2017 A cast of characters Over the last few years, I have used a roster of names, descriptions, and analogies when writing about…
Working As My Own Shrink Turns Fun
The Early Years In the first few years after Runaway Romeo’s departure, I read tons of self-help books. I watched every YouTube video ever posted…
They Tell You to Burn Those Journals For a Reason
Written in 2015 “Write hard and clear about what hurts.” ~ Earnest Hemingway The importance of journaling You’ve been emotionally traumatized. You seek help from…
God Only Knows
I have a dinner meeting A few weeks after my husband made his getaway, the grandson who’d lived with us from birth revealed that my…
The Cobra Speaks and My Subconscious Gets Into The Act
Yes, but you knew what you were doing, so quit complaining. Rear view mirror I was a child growing up in the late 60s (Hippie…
A New Take on Gag Orders
Written in 2015 Fait accompli: A situation that has already occurred or been decided upon before those affected learn about it, leaving them with no…
Seriously, who conducts a multi-year autopsy?
Written in 2014 Sherlock Holmes Meets CSI Part of me suspected that a sinister otherworldly power had influenced my husband to leave the way he…
Discovering What You Will and Won’t Do Can Be Enlightening
Written in 2022 Thanks, but no thanks I tried everything to find a part-time job after my career collapsed. Little did I know that it…