Crutches, compression and a torn calf muscle

I used to fear tearing my Achilles tendon when I played volleyball. I was on the court with someone who did that once, and it looked excruciating. Besides falling and breaking something when I played tennis, the other thing I feared the most was tearing a calf muscle. I metContinue Reading

I love when my Republican friends get outraged over being identified as a racist. Well, whether they are or aren’t, I’ve never seen any of them stand up for black rights. For years now they’ve let Tea Partiers perpetuate the racist image. And now Confederate-flag waving, Anti-Semite T-shirt wearing TrumpContinue Reading

Waiting in the parking lot at the vet’s office on Monday, I was optimistic Tabby would be fine. I figured she had a UTI. Something easy peasy to treat. My first indication something more serious was up was when Dr. Spivey called a half an hour later –called because dueContinue Reading

Several years ago –I don’t even know how many it’s been exactly now, but at least two or three– this fun mug with the suggestion to “Practice Reckless Optimism” showed up in my mail. I don’t even remember if it was around my birthday or Christmas. It was around someContinue Reading