The Reluctant Grownup – Page 131 – Growing old gracelessly.

Brothers At Last

Continued from Charlie and Florence and Mildred and Spider Florence and E.D. work together in a barbecue place in Wilkinsburg. Florence is a cashier. E.D. is working part time as…

February 8, 2008

Categorizing Things is Overrated

Fridays are Hard

I slept until 7:06 this morning. I have to leave the house at 7:15. I didn’t do this on purpose, and I wish I could say that I woke feeling…

August 1, 2008

Categorizing Things is Overrated

Walking, Talking, Exploding Development!

Last Thursday you finally walked for me! Miss Kim held you when I walked in the door, and then released you to walk five steps to me, and you laughed…

June 1, 2009

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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