Dear Darling Ones, Matthew Sweet updated his GoFundMe, and much like he has for the last 30+ years of my life he is expressing my feelings in ways I cannot. He said about his stroke: As I learned to walk, bathe, strengthen my legs, learn what hard work really was, I cried many times at my terrible fate and yet I also was so thankful for the fate I had in life, because it was a wonderful fate, and I…
Hi Darling Ones, As you now, I’ve struggled through November. It’s rough. When people ask me how stroke recovery us going I say, “It’s difficult (or annoying or frustrating or a pain in my ass), but I’m lucky I got to be annoyed/frustrated, etc. I could have died!” In my deep-dark, icy-robot heat I’m shouting “THIS IS TOTAL CRAP. NO FAIR!” and also, my old standby “WHY CAN’T ANYTHING EVER BE EASY.” Empotionallly, things are getting a little bit better…
Dear Darling Ones, Recently, I had a social media that has been stuck in my craw since happened. On this particular day people are ranking their favorite Wilco go albums from best to worst. Since I stopped paying attention around “Sky Blue Sky,” I didn’t participate. Besides, everybody knows “Summerteeth” is the best one. However, I did jump in when one man said, “Hell yeah, dads are ranking Wilco.” Grrr. Extra annoying because women were obviously participating in the conversation….
Hi Darling Ones, How are you? I have not been well, hence the extended silence. The triple-whammy of Trump’s victory + my recovery plateau + the dying of the light (erm, time change) has left me. . . sad? grouchy? angry? nihilistic? empty? I can’t finish that sentence and thus I haven’t written in more than a fortnight. Where do I even being to deal with everything? How do you come to terms with being disabled and even nice than…
Oh, Darling Ones, How are your hearts and your nerves? If you are the type of person who cares about other people, even the ones you don’t know; the type of person who wants to limit suffering and make sure everyone has enough, your faith in humanity, your heart, and your soul took a beating this week. Mine sure did, and I’ve spent the last few days yelling with people who agree with me. Something sure as hell happened and…
Hello Darling Ones, How are you holding up the day before something happens? A long time ago when I was seeing the TTHM he always dealt with my anxiety over something nebulous and impossible to know by saying, “something will happen and then you deal with it.” I carry that bit of wisdom with me and probably will forever. Thanks, TTHM. Here’s what I’m doing while I wait for something to happen. Googling: Is it illegal to take a picture…
