Chipped Demitasse

A chipped demitasse embodies a paradoxical yet peaceful coexistence of beauty, flaws, fragility, frivolity, and strength. It's us, and it's life.

Sunday, December 17, 2017

Giving Christmas the Old Heave-Ho-Ho-Ho

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Those of us who celebrate Christmas are coming down to the final turn with just eight days left until the big day. Or the big show. Or the “...
Sunday, December 10, 2017

Never Take "Bedadryl" Before Proofreading

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Last week I wrote a blogpost, then proofread, and proofread, and proofread it again. When it “rinsed clear,” which is how I think of proofre...
Sunday, December 3, 2017

Christmas Trees Aren't as Innocent as They Look

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Getting a Christmas tree up gets many of us down. It’s enough to make even the most placid souls ditch cutting down a tree in favor of cutti...
Sunday, November 26, 2017

I See Where You're Coming From

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Her name was An, and somewhere during the course of my stay, she mentioned that she was Vietnamese. She kept hesitating, swallowing, and say...
Sunday, November 19, 2017

To New Heights

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It's not every day you see your ex-husband on the big screen. And it's not every day you make a scene in front of hundreds of touris...
Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Two Tabbies and a Motherly Mutt

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Poor Kitt.  Kitt is a gray tabby, and she was our only pet until the kids and I adopted Hope, a high-strung, black and white mutt with l...
Saturday, November 4, 2017

A String of Saliva and a Nose Full of Nickels

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Since the departure of Sweet John, a man I met online and dated for almost a year, I've been wondering: Am I willing, much less ready, t...
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