Monthly Archives: September 2011
If I Could Wear Your Clothes, I’d Pretend I Was You
I came across a shirt yesterday. A man’s dress shirt, fine white cotton,athletic cut, french cuffs, beautifully made. It was David’s favorite shirt, it fit him well. It showed his wide shoulders, long body, and small waist to best advantage. … Continue reading
Filed under grief, husband, widow, widowhood, young widow
I Live In the the State of Stupid or Why Snake Handling and Cousin Fucking are No Substitute for Satire
After waking very pleasantly this morning, I commenced with my morning routine. This involves drinking a whole lot of coffee, reading online news sources and making disparaging comments about whatever idiot idea Joe Scarborough is pontificating on at the moment. … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
The Minimum Gold Standard
I got a call from my a-mom yesterday afternoon, she wanted to know if I’d like to go out to dinner with her and dad tonight. She told me it will be their anniversary. I had no idea, we don’t … Continue reading
Filed under adoptee, adoptive parents, parents
You’ve Got Yours, We Want Ours
YOU’VE GOT YOURS, WE WANT OURS! This phrase should sound familiar to most folks reading here. It’s the chant repeated over and over as we march in the annual Adoptee Rights Demonstration. After demonstration day its so ingrained in your … Continue reading
Battle Fatigue
Activism of any kind is exhausting. Being the flea biting, the would-be slayer, the acceptor of hopeless mission, the one who journeys again and again into the lion’s den, will drain away the very stuff that sent you down this … Continue reading
Filed under adoptee, adoptee rights, adoption reform, angry adoptee, bastard, parents, quests, squirrels
