Because It Always Comes Back To The Cake
When MrZ and I ended up in Huntsville after college in 2001, after he spent part of the year working in Georgia, we had considered the location temporary. He grew up in Huntsville and didn’t want to reside there as an adult, I had grown to almost hate Alabama over my years in college, so we had hoped to be elsewhere shortly. Fast-forward a year to when my mother had an... Read More
Eat, Run, Astronomy
When the Knoxville Area Rescue Mission came to Dad’s to pick up what ended up being two trucks full of donations, one of the gentlemen looked at all of Dad’s books he said, “Wow. Your Dad must be a very smart guy.” Yeah, you could say that. One of the most common things people who knew my Dad have said to me recently is, “He’s the smartest guy... Read More
I promise I end this on Teh Funny
I remember several years ago after one of my pregnancy losses, I found myself wandering around my life for a few days AFTER I found out the fetus had died but BEFORE my D&C. It was a weird couple of days as I knew I was still kinda pregnant, but kinda not. I didn’t get out much in that weird “between” time. I was too sad. But – at one point I went to... Read More
Update. Again.
I’ve wanted to start an entry dozens of times in the last two weeks, but I could never figure out how. It would always start with something like, “Dad’s still alive…” and that just seems – weird. Weird because it’s so crass. Weird because it may warrant well wishes like, “Great!” And then what do I say? “Yeah…kinda... Read More
The Culture I’ll Be Focusing On For My Doctoral Dissertation in Anthropology
Okay, updates before The Funny. Or at least – Before The Mildly Entertaining Considering The Circumstances. I am back in Alabama, at least for a few days. My Dad is in ICU in Knoxville still and my brother is staying with him while I come home and work. When Dad gets out of ICU, my brother will head back to Arizona and I’ll plan on taking over for a little while. They... Read More
