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I graduated from college with a vague sense of unease. The school was thrusting me out into the world without so much as a “thank you for paying us ten grand a year” and I felt unprepared for it. I hadn’t been taught to budget, balance a checkbook or cook anything besides Ramen … [Read more...]
The definition of bipolar is having or marked by diametrically opposed natures. The definition of mother is maternal tenderness that creates a rollercoaster of emotions marked by diametrically opposed natures -– one of amazing love of her children, the other of bizarre outbursts … [Read more...]
The oldest child is an experimental spawn. That’s what I was with lots of aunts and an inexperienced mother. I remember lying in bed with a slight fever listening to Mother and Aunt Margie discuss buttermilk. “Merilyn,” Aunt Margie said, “Buttermilk is great for sick kids. It … [Read more...]
Certain questions should not be randomly asked of total strangers. It can create quite a panic at worst and a feeling of embarrassed awkwardness at best. I was at the gas station filling up the car and seemingly minding my own business. Out of nowhere, I'm sideswiped by a … [Read more...]
Presently, everyone seems to care about how we all got here. Scientists care because that’s what they do -- figure out meaningless junk. Theologians care because if people find out the truth, they (theologians) will become extinct. Politicians care because theologians are scary … [Read more...]