Dishing It Out And Not Taking It

I’m still feeling disgruntled.
That’s a good word, yes? It straddles the line between cheerful irritation and honest upset. Disgruntled. The guy who goes postal is disgruntled. So is the lady at the deli counter who wants the low-sodium sliced turkey that happens to be sold out.
I’m trying very hard to be present around my kids, [...]

We put our flag out yesterday.
The kids went outside and danced around on the front porch while the mister got Old Glory secured in the holder. Both of them spontaneously burst into the Pledge of Allegiance.
Tears prickled behind my eyes; I have many, many deep-seated misgivings about the path our country seems to be on, [...]

It rained today, finally, and I got caught in the downpour on the way home from the dentist.
Adding insult to injury, I had three fillings this afternoon to go along with the holes in my belly. I’m like a car that is just a few miles past its warranty: I’m breaking down.
But back to the [...]

Oh, but we were a surly bunch today.
All of us came out of the gate spoiling for a fight, fingers curled into fists and scowls on our faces. I’m wounded, after a minor surgical procedure that my doctor breezily promised me would only take “a day or two” from which to recover, but alas, more [...]