ADORESIXTYFOUR

It's hard to believe that it's been that long since Ms. Christopher left this world for some other, better place, but calendars don...

Tuesday Night. I've just popped open one of the many, many books I have stacked next to my bed when there's a sound from within th...

Just about every day, somebody asks me how Olivia is doing. (In fact, as I was typing that sentence, a coworker stopped at my desk and aske...

Today marks the 10th anniversary of this blog. I'm not sure how I feel about this. I mean, I guess it's pretty awesome that I...

This morning, I paid off one of my credit cards. This is a big deal for me. A huge deal, actually. I'd wanted to pay this particular c...

What better way to get over Hump Day than with random thoughts from me? *sound of crickets chirping* Yes...well...anyway... The last movi...

I hate making New Year’s resolutions. They feel like little admissions of defeat: "You don’t have enough self-control over what you eat...

A couple of weeks ago, I was talking with Superbadfriend (as I often do), and she mention that, when she and her husband dropped me off af...

I still miss her.

Olivia turns five years old this month. OK, so I don't know with iron-clad certainty that Olivia turns five this month. I do know, ho...

There's a lot to be said for after-Christmas sales,especially if you can be patient and wait until January or even February to cash in ...

2008 is nearly over, down now to less than 48 hours. About. Fucking. Time. It's no state secret that this has been a pretty lousy y...

Last Christmas, Mom bought me a digital camera. This was not what I had asked for. I likely wanted something boring and practical. Sheet se...

Not long after Dad died, Mom took a job as a cashier at a neighborhood grocery store. It wasn't so much because she needed the income, ...

She was a small kitty--one of those tiny felines who never grows much beyond the age of six months. But as is so often the case when one con...

I violated one of my hard-and-fast rules this week: I put up Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving. I justified the rules violation thu...

...for all the condolences and hugs (real and virtual) over the passing of Ms. Christopher , including comments, emails, phone calls and tex...

That's what it's felt like the past couple of days. After rallying somewhat over the weekend with her new, improved meds, Ms. Chris...

Lyrics by Carole King Way over yonder is a place that I know Where I can see shelter from hunger and cold And the sweet-tastin' good ...

The appointment with the vet Saturday morning did not go well. Due to vomiting spells Thursday and Friday nights, Ms. Christopher lost eve...