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Category Archives: Me & Mine

Thanksgiving Years Past

In previous years, my mother hosted our family Thanksgiving. My cousin’s daughter Stephanie presented my mother with this Thanksgiving celebration drawing she drew as an art assignment. I think Stephanie was in 2nd or 3rd grade. Stephanie is now 16 and in high school. You can only imagine how embarrassed she’ll be if she happens [...]

Texas Naranja

Noon today I took my Texas to her peace.
Jim and I adopted Texas in 1992, only months after he and I moved in together. It was to be understood — Texas is my cat! I picked an orange cat, because the first cat I remember having as a child was orange. I named her Texas, [...]

Antonio Squiggiloni ~ June 1994 ~ August 2007

On Wednesday, August 15, 2007 our beloved puppy dog Squiggy went to doggie heaven. In his last months, he fought a brave battle against cancer, remaining happy and loving, full of personality and joy. His last night was spent lying on the couch between me and Jim during TV time … his favorite time in [...]

New Year * Must Clean Office

Christ, it does look bad. No need to call the authorities — I’ll have this straight in no time.