Monthly Archives: June, 2013
Only His Opinion
With the overturning of DOMA today, there has been a lot of talk. Unfortunately, not all of it good (duh). I saw a post by a TV station, asking people what their opinion of the ruling was. Sadly, I saw that one of my Facebook “friends” chose to quote a The Bible as his opinion. …
Successful Weekend
So, yesterday, I blogged about my successful hike. Today, I had another victory. My uncle invited me to a Barbeque which was set for today. Sounds like fun, right? Well, not for someone who is slightly zenophobic. When I’m in a situation in which I’m comfortable (at a job, with friends, among family, etc.) I’m …
A Tough Hike
Last summer, my mother (who is one of my best friends) and I began hiking every weekend. Honestly (shamefully) sometimes it’s the only exercise I get during the week. It’s dirty, it’s exhausting, there’s four hours worth of driving (if we go to the mountain) and I look forward to it every week. Yesterday was …
Chosen Family
I have my blood relatives, and then I have my family. Blood relatives are those who (society tells you) you’re supposed to love. They’re the ones with whom you share DNA. And then there’s family. Family cares about you, and you care about them. You enjoy spending time with them because they are good to …
More Desireable
This Friday we inter my grandmother and grandfather. I called my aunt to find out what time we needed to be there. My aunt eagerly asked if my mother would be there. I was a little shocked. It is my paternal grandparents we will be interring. My parents have been divorced for many, many years. …
A Delightful Day, a Nice Night
You’re all just on the edge of your seat, waiting to hear about my dinner with my friend, right? Well, you’re just gonna have to wait. Due to last night’s fiasco, I arrived home right before midnight. I had to get up early to be at my mother’s house for this thing. When I was …
Lemonade Stand
Last night, I had to drive my son to his father. In good traffic, it’s almost 2 hours. And then last night happened. A semi rolled over, blocking both lanes of the interstate. We were there for three hours. Now, there were two ways this could be handled: we could bemoan our bad luck or …
LGBT Party
I have an ex-uncle who I consider a dear friend. I only partially knew him as a child. Since I grew up, and he divorced my aunt, I have come to respect and appreciate him ever so much. Most of my family is religious (read: close-minded). I am bi-sexual, but I haven’t let my family …
Plural Marriage
I read an article today which really got me thinking. http://news.yahoo.com/modern-polygamy-arizona-mormon-fundamentalists-seek-shed-stereotypes-001211578–abc-news-topstories.html I support a woman’s right to choose what she does with her body and a couple’s right to choose to marry the one they love. However, it seems that was where it ended. Looking back at my belief system – I was completely against …
Spaghetti
Growing up, I don’t remember my mother ever using herbs and spices while cooking. Everything was made from scratch so that she could feed us on a teacher’s salary. And, since we didn’t know any better, we liked it. Until we went to Grandma’s house. She made THE BEST SPAGHETTI EVER! We loved going to …
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