Ma (a.k.a. Small) remarked that my drawn dogs are pretty much absent of fur, and she wondered if I could fuzz them up a bit. A reasonable request from someone who sent me to art school. However, I told her I don’t have that much talent (which is why I was a photography major) and immediately proved my point. Plus, it’s awful hard for someone like me to do a dog head-on. On my way […]
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Garden-variety musings
Day 22: True Confessions
The truth is, I didn’t ever take a shower or even get dressed yesterday. Or brush my flowing, greying locks. I meant to, but what for? The only clothing modification I made all day was to loosen the belt on my fuzzy bathrobe after I ate an entire Trader Joe’s pizza (I usually eat half) followed by a hearty helping of potato chips and some dark chocolate with almonds. I would have eaten brownies but […]
Read moreDay 21: More Technical Trials
Once again I spent a heap of time (two-and-a-quarter hours) on chats with three different tech support people this morning. As a result, my blog completely blew up, and when the guy tried to fix it, it blew up worse, until finally I asked him to revert it to its state before he touched it. To my horror, he said he couldn’t. I persisted, though, and here we are again: slow but at least visible […]
Read moreDays 19 & 20: When the Rain Comes
Saturday the 19th: Rainy, gloomy day. I’m writing from beneath a wave of melancholy and inertia. Not to worry: I’m fine. Just whining, as is my wont. I’ve been wondering how other clinically depressed people are faring these days. There are no answers yet, according to The Washington Post: Data hasn’t quite shown how people diagnosed with mood disorders such as anxiety or depression prior to the pandemic are coping, according to experts. “One of […]
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