Civic Duty

I registered to vote approximately 2 days after I turned 18.  When I walked into the auditors office (downstairs from my own office at the time) the lady was shocked when she looked at my license.  She couldn’t believe that someone in their late teens would be so responsible as to register to vote so [...]

Better living the natural way

I hate writing about my depression. Really. 9 times out of 10 I get at least one comment that I should be medicating myself with some sort of pharmaceutical. It’s not that I’m against Western medicine. I don’t feel that option is the best for me. I can, with certainty, [...]

When the depression kicks your ass

There is a spot of dried cat puke behind my couch.  How would I know there is dried cat puke behind my couch?  Because I walk past it a bazillion times a day.  Behind the couch is the main thoroughfare from there to everywhere in our house.  Why haven’t I walked to 2 feet to [...]

Life in this here Northwest

Most people think it does nothing but rain in the Northwest.  For those of you with that notion, you are mostly correct.  It rains here.  A lot.  So much so even we get sick of it.  No one ever steps out the door and says, “hmmm, looks like a nice day to be soggy.”  We [...]

Robbed, robbed I tell you

As a girl I loved to watch the Miss America pageant.  I loved any pageant.  I also watched competition cheer leading and dance team.  (I still do on occasion)  I dreamed of being a tall beautiful girl.  But when I topped out at 5′4″ in the 6th grade I knew I was destined to be [...]

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