Dear Darling Ones, There’s something going on in my brain or my soul that requires listening to “Magic Man” by Heart at least two times a day. So far today we’re at four. It’s strange that I’ve chosen “Magic Man” because for a very, very long time I did not like this song. Please forgive me Ann & Nancy Wilson, I love you dearly. “Magic Man” was one of the songs my Aunt Cathy would listen to endlessly when she…
Hi Darling Ones, Recently I had a few people ask me about you, the readers of I Will Dare. How many of you are there? Where are you coming from? Are you as intelligent and good looking as people say? My reply to these people was: I don’t know. I don’t know. Obviously, duh. For the most part, I ignore the stats and analytics. As I’ve said before, the less I know about who’s snooping around these pixels the better….
Hi Darling Ones, I long to be a spontaneous, impulsive, and impetuous in a charming way manic pixie dream girl. Instead I am a methodical, routine, and deliberate in a boring way sensible sasquatchian spinster (aka the unsexiest beast). When something upsets my routine I’m thrown into chaos and it takes me forever to recover. Today’s routine-upsetter was a nine a.m. meeting. I’m not a fan of being functional at 9 a.m. I don’t mind being awake at 9 a.m….
Dear Darling Ones, The end of the COVID Diaries is nigh.* I got Shot #2 yesterday wearing my lucky Stevie Nicks shirt and as I pulled into Canterbury Park Joan Jett was on the radio. I got my shot next to an old woman named Verona and when the shot lady approached her she said, “Ahhh, in fair Verona where we lay our scene.” That made me very happy even though Verona had probably heard that about 8,091,573 times in…
Hey Darling Ones, I’ve been kind of obsessed so far this week. It’s mostly about a complex work problem the details of which I won’t even bore the client with. And a little bit about getting Shot #2 tomorrow. And a teeny bit about Sylvia Plath. And an eensiest amount about a friend from the past deciding to try to re-enter my life. This last one has me quite vexed. When someone unsubscribes from your life you are under no…
Hi Darling Ones, I’m just gonna do a quick bit of bragging about my nephew, Maxwell. He came over early tonight for dinner so he could grill the brats. He also made Rice Krispie bars to share. Two kinds! Chocolate and plain. He also got both me and my mom sweet, thoughtful gifts. Lavender and mint soap for me. A Mickey Mouse rubber duckie for her. And when we were done eating he helped load the dishwasher and put everything…