The Reluctant Grownup – Page 131 – Growing old gracelessly.

Octoberish

The Gulf Coast is not particularly Octoberly, come October. Leaves don’t change, temps don’t dip, it’s pretty much August but with shorter days. Nevertheless, it is decorative gourd season, mothers,…

October 13, 2012

Alabama

housewarming/housedrenching

Well, one move, one delayed closing, and one hurricane later, we are here, safe and sound, if a bit wet. We left Nashville for our new home near Mobile, AL…

August 31, 2012

Wonder Women Posts

Bow Chicka Wow Woooowww

What does a fifteen year old know? Really? At fifteen, I knew that when I wore my crayon red cowboy-style button down shirt tucked into a pair of high waist…

March 4, 2008

Angry?

RG / January 2, 2012

A couple people asked – on NYE, I drank a lot of wine and wrote something about being angry. I did not remember typing it. I don’t know what I was angry about.…

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Aught Eleven

RG / January 1, 2012

1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done before? Wrote a Motion to Sever. (It won!) 2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for…

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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

RG / December 20, 2011

The other day we put the kids in the car after supper and we drove them through the twinkling streets of uptown New Orleans to marvel at the lights. We pointed out the…

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Christmas Commercialism – DEFENDED

RG / December 19, 2011

I’m bucking the trend and saying yes, I love the buying of Things at Christmastime. For me, Christmas is the “gratification” part of “delayed gratification.” I don’t buy stuff for my kids, myself,…

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IRRITATION

RG / December 16, 2011

Frustrated by a minor situation with a project I’m doing at school. This guy could give lessons in how not to do things. Lesson 1 – do not assign something to a middle…

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