Entries from December 2007

December 12, 2007

When In Doubt, Blame It On Oprah

This has been, by far, the hardest year of my life.  I lost my job when the company I had worked at for 4 years dissolved. Then I fell in love.  Then I contemplated surgery for weight loss.  None of those things were related, but somehow – as the wise ones say, “When it rains, [...]

December 11, 2007

Just Call Me Your "Bahama Papa"

They say addicts are smart.  How do I know this?  Well.  Here’s a story.  I insisted on wearing a giant winter coat to the grocery story with my mom.  It was mid-July.  I was six.  My mom was skeptical, but also knew I had some eccentricities (have me tell you about my raccoon hat some [...]