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Tag Archives: Drama
A Killer Love Story
I heard a story on the news last night that seemed sort of horrible at first. But as proof that you can’t just leap to conclusions, it ended up being a feel good story after all. OK, the bad news … Continue reading
Passengers Set Sail That Day For A Five Minute Ride
We had big plans for the day. A beach day at Royal Caribbean’s private island in the Bahamas, CocoCay. We were told that the ship had to anchor offshore and tenders (small boats) would be taking us to the island. … Continue reading
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It…OMG Noooooo
As recently as last week, yours truly was whining and complaining that it did not feel like winter. I know, it’s shocking to hear that I was whining and complaining, but every once in a while it happens. And then … Continue reading
Hospitals 201: WTF, Continued
In the continuing saga of last year’s hospital stay… Patient settles into a routine of blood draws at 4:00am, followed by EKGs at 9:30am, The Price is Right at 10:30am, and gurney rides to imaging soon after lunch. Late afternoon is … Continue reading
Chickens, Roads, Eggs: It’s All About The Strategy
As might be apparent from my grand announcement that I’m returning to blogging, my immediate posts will likely center around my two pursuits: rare lung diseases, and life as a manager. Since I last left you with news of my … Continue reading
U Maniacs! U Blew It Up!
I’ve been thinking a lot about Planet of the Apes recently. Specifically, how it is that in this fictional account, humans lost their ability to speak and apes acquired advanced language skills. It seemed so far-fetched…in the days before texting, … Continue reading
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Tagged Animals, Celebrity, Culture, Drama, Imagination, Social Media, Technology
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It’s A Bird! It’s A Plane! It’s A…Teenager?
This whole Crazy Kid in the wheel well of the airplane nonsense really has my hackles up. First of all, like many of us, I’m wondering why I have to go through security barefoot and half naked, being frisked by … Continue reading
The Gang’s (Almost) All Here
When I was growing up in the wilds of Northern Virginia, I ran with kind of a hip crowd. My friends were Betty, Veronica, Reggie, Archie, and a guy we called Jughead. We were mostly good kids; sure we got … Continue reading
The Poison Pen Chronicles
Look, I understand that everyone has their own taste, and that my writing and/or sense of humor does not appeal to everyone. Really uptight, boring people for example; they don’t get it. But when I saw the first bad review … Continue reading
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Tagged Blogging, Career, Drama, Family, Irreverent, Self, Writing
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Dried Up Pasta And Broken Cream Sauce
Last weekend we planned to meet a friend for dinner, at a restaurant we’ve been going to for years. We got there and realized the restaurant was gone. Were we in the right place? Yep, it’s gone. But we were here … Continue reading