“Weird Al is very comprehensively funny,” Ming said, smiling, making a gesture of roundness. Yeah, I’m a comprehensively nice spouse. He could make a gesture of roundness about me. I excel at round. I’d shared with him the Stevie Wonder song “Pastime Paradise” that Coolio’s song “Gangster’s Paradise” is based on. Wow, I didn’t know… Read More »
Hey, now for the third and final technology review, I’m reviewing our car. Car peril! I don’t know if you remember those other reviews–I reviewed the bad tech I’ve been hating lately! I reviewed the annoying phone and the egregious chrome book. mirage Our car is a Mitsubishi Mirage. It’s modern; it’s 2018. We never… Read More »
Hey, I made this art about a quote I like. “It is kind to ask for help. The one who cannot ask for help, cannot be trusted.” –the Nuu-chah-nulth tribe of first nation people on the Pacific West Coast, Canada/Vancouver Island That idea is important to me. I asked some family and friends for help,… Read More »
Someone asked for a list of favorite songs of 2000 – 2020. Wow, how could I tackle such a range. But I thought of that as the modern period. Best modern songs. I tried to pick stuff everybody doesn’t know already. I hope this is a good mix. Thank you for caring about what I… Read More »
O hey. How you doing? I want to learn how to do graffiti. I can’t run very fast, but I have some aesthetic sense, and I’m old enough to buy any paint you want. Please let me know if you want to teach me. Or “hit me up,” as it were. Hahahahaha. Putting the graffiti… Read More »
“Is this the hold music?” Ming asked. He had a sideways skeptical look. “I wish!” I said, on hold with my doctor’s office. “What a world that would be.” Holy hold music, batman. I had never heard this Half-Handed Cloud song before. I like how it’s normal song length. Usually they’re super short, a hit… Read More »
I don’t do a lot of petitions, but I signed this free Reality petition. I love Reality Winner. She’s quite a character. Whistle blowers are my peeps. I never blew many whistles, but if I could, I hope I would be brave enough. I signed a petition asking Biden to free Reality Winner. Here you… Read More »
Hey, I didn’t blog here yesterday. I’m coming out of a multiple day health struggle. Feeling much stronger and the Laura-Marie who I want to be–more love, less bewildered anguish. If this is my third good day, three days is the charm, so maybe I’m safe. Ish. hope I bought from a friend some essential… Read More »
“I’ve never seen you not put a return address before,” Ming said, holding up an envelope with stamp, address, and no return address. “Yeah,” I said “They don’t need to know who I am.” When Ming and I were taking a walk, I had found an EBT card for food stamps, on the ground, and… Read More »
This darling mint I clipped from J’s garden is putting down roots, in its jar in the kitchen. I love how life struggles forward.