Editor’s note:I am putting politics aside today. I have no motivation to discuss recent developments of the proposed $700 billion government bailout or the news that Wachovia is near sunk. I have no desire to discuss my thoughts on the first presidential debate. No real urge to discuss anything of true substance. Today, I only [...]
Archive for September, 2008
TMI?
Posted in love, my people, tagged grandmothers, love, making out on September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
doomsday?
Posted in all, tagged bailout, doomsday, economy, mccain on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When I left work yesterday we had a $700 billion bailout in place. When I got home we didn’t. Minutes later reports surfaced that Washington Mutual was seized and the first presidential debate was still up in the air. I sat waiting for reporters to announce that parts of the sky had fallen over D.C. Then I [...]
horoscope
Posted in all, tagged anniversary, horoscope, life changes on September 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today is my one year anniversary with my new life. It’s been a rather tumultuous year of changes – new job, new apartment, new city, new boys.
I made the decision to change careers last year and began the first day of 26 unemployed. It was my little gift to myself to figure out where I wanted to be [...]
money musings
Posted in all, tagged economy, money musings, stock market on September 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Editor’s warning: I am about to sound like your grandmother for a second. But …
When I was a senior in high school, a gallon of gas cost 99 cents. (I can even recall seeing signs for 89 cents a gallon in parts of southern New Hampshire.) Not even 10 years later, I just filled up the [...]
realization: another for the list
Posted in all, tagged life skills, stock market on September 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I have a running list of things I need to learn so that I am equipped to handle any emergency situation that may arise.
And I don’t just mean floods, fires, earthquakes, Bon Jovi concerts or other acts of God. I have had this same list for four years. Yet, somehow it seems that I am always adding [...]
perfect brunch
Posted in all, tagged boozeswains, brunch, good people on September 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
“To old friends, to new friends, to girlfriends.”
Jordan did the honors as the sailing crew (read: boozeswains) recommenced Sunday morning for the launch of our first brunch together. Mimosas in hand, we sat in Dayton’s living room amidst a feast of veggie bacon scramble, thick cut cinnamon raisin french toast, homemade strawberry short cake scones, fruit salad, Blue Bottle [...]
happy anniversary
Posted in love, my people, tagged anniversary, love, queen anne 2 on September 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
My parents met while changing bedpans at an elderly men’s rest home in Boston in 1974.
They worked the 4 pm to midnight shift. My mom was a nurse’s aid; my dad was an orderly applying to medical school. She was 20. He was 23. She was the daughter of an Italian shipbuilder and grew up with homemade [...]
Ahoy!
Posted in all, tagged bay bridge, sailing, wine on September 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Armed with four bottles of wine, three wheels of cheese, a box of crackers and a carton of dried mangos - the five of us set off for a sunset cruise around San Francisco Bay aboard a 20-foot sailboat.
I would like to be able to tell you exactly what type of sailboat it was – particularly because I specifically [...]
stalled out
Posted in all, tagged craigslist, roommate search on September 13, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Generally speaking, a new mate rarely asks for a credit report on the first date. This and the fact that within five seconds of meeting someone you can easily deduce whether or not you will ever make out with them is another reason I have concluded that finding a new housemate is more difficult than landing [...]
it’s over
Posted in all, tagged crazy berkeley, douchebag moves, tree sitters on September 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For two years I’ve had a love-hate relationship with them. I’ve tried to reserve judgment. Even imagined myself in their Birkenstocks. I’ve listened to their point of view and become incensed. I’ve tried shutting them out of my life completely only to find myself coming back for more. And then one day – as fast as you can say bark [...]
