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Me too. That boy has my heart. All of it. I sure am going to miss him when I go.

Commented Apr 13, 2023 on Oh, my heart... at Alecto's Ophelia

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A couple of months ago, the very shy 9-year old and his not quite as shy 7-year old cousin knocked on my back door. My back door is my office door behind which you're likely to find me anytime between... Continue reading

Posted Apr 8, 2023 at Alecto's Ophelia

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The Stargazer

Stop, he said. Just stop. Stop what you're doing and come out here. Why? I'm not done. Really, stop now, come out here. It was probably close to 2am and no one was done. Because he is Ben, I eventually... Continue reading

Posted Mar 31, 2023 at Alecto's Ophelia

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Amazon free with commercials or $9.99 a season. I bought them all.

Commented Mar 25, 2023 on In defense of Nancy Botwin at Alecto's Ophelia

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In defense of Nancy Botwin

April 22, 1971: Walt Kelly suggested that the enemy was us. He was talking about the state of the planet, but aren't human rights part of that state? I've been down this rabbit hole before and it's almost always the... Continue reading

Posted Mar 25, 2023 at Alecto's Ophelia

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Can't touch this

Abso-fucking-lutely no more reading of anything by anyone and C.S. Lewis has performed the triple hat trick of literature. EVERYONE is offended. I was a secular child raised by an atheist and a lapsed Methodist of the midwestern variety which... Continue reading

Posted Mar 19, 2023 at Alecto's Ophelia

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The Bridge

On Sunday evening, April 13, 1980 I am in a car with my mother traveling from the drop zone to the bar where skydivers gather at the end of a jump day and I am exhausted. And probably no longer... Continue reading

Posted Mar 5, 2023 at Alecto's Ophelia

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Live wires beyond the fade

I'm not much for looking back these days. If we've parted ways and I've processed what needs processing, I don't give the past much thought without good reason. Sometimes the door gets nailed shut because any sort of engagement is... Continue reading

Posted Feb 11, 2023 at Alecto's Ophelia

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Riding the Dragon

I'm watching my team slog through the final stages of data validation and user acceptance prior to a thrice delayed go live and I'm blasted by the noise. There's very little I can do for them other than track progress,... Continue reading

Posted Feb 10, 2023 at Alecto's Ophelia

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Mau

Carlos Mario Ronaldo - Clan Kilmouski He's an old school cat and I didn't name him and he didn't really have a name, except maybe Fat Tail. Which is not true but I get the point. He might reasonably be... Continue reading

Posted Jan 29, 2023 at Alecto's Ophelia

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I can find solace in his three days (maybe) of a relatively pain free existence. I am most grateful for the trust in the end. I think if you can get to trust when it's been so awful, then something has gone very right. There's a new boy and I'm afraid to post him. Afraid he'll suddenly drop dead (he's as healthy as a five month old kitten ought to be) for no apparent reason.

Commented Jan 28, 2023 on Thank you for your trust at Alecto's Ophelia

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Thank you for your trust

It was funny on Friday morning. I mean REALLY funny, right up until it wasn't. He wobbled, he lurched, he fell over, and he got up again. He landed cone side down, muscled himself upright, and picked up his dignity.... Continue reading

Posted Jan 21, 2023 at Alecto's Ophelia

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What?!

Pete's been eating again. During the day he samples small craft batches of chunky cat broth. We've finally agreed on a meal delivery system that works for both of us; I slide two tablespoons of bespoke-goo into his cave, he... Continue reading

Posted Jan 14, 2023 at Alecto's Ophelia

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The saturation of a moment

It's one pair of many and might be the rest are rotting in a landfill. We don't keep everything, right? I keep everything, or at least if feels that way. Stuff accumulates, but why? I can explain this pair. They're... Continue reading

Posted Jan 1, 2023 at Alecto's Ophelia

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Again, with intention...

I made a brief attempt (as in 3 deleted drafts) to examine 2022 and gave up. The working title of the post was: Apparently I just don't want to talk about it. From my Facebook feed, a post suggesting there... Continue reading

Posted Dec 29, 2022 at Alecto's Ophelia

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The 90's called. You left your power in a desk drawer.

In 1997 I was not the only woman in the room but I was definitely outnumbered. However, 1997 was a grand improvement over 1992 and I was starting to feel better about it. Maybe more comfortable? I definitely thought it... Continue reading

Posted Dec 29, 2022 at Alecto's Ophelia

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Blue Moons & Butterflies

Honestly, I've given up searching for answers. OK, maybe not, but that's a goal, not a guideline. The answer, inevitably, is, 'because, reasons'. So many reasons. For the most part, I've temporarily nailed the door shut on the past while... Continue reading

Posted Dec 17, 2022 at Alecto's Ophelia

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Maybe maybe maybe, baby

Things got dicey again on Saturday morning and Pete went to ground. Dicey is subjective. This dude has most likely been extremely uncomfortable or in a great deal of pain most or all of his life. Dicey is subjective. This... Continue reading

Posted Nov 30, 2022 at Alecto's Ophelia

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People have been unfriended for less

Cats. Nothing but cat posts. Remember in the early days of Facebook For All? Like, 2009-2011, maybe? Suddenly we went from throwing virtual beer at each other (yes, throwing, and also sheep) to the mass manufacturing and posting of the... Continue reading

Posted Nov 18, 2022 at Alecto's Ophelia

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it does, actually. :)

Commented Oct 31, 2022 on A Hot Minute at Alecto's Ophelia

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A Hot Minute

I am back on the mountain for a hot minute and it's been a long month in the valley. It's easier to remember, even when I'm in it, that this is only for now, not for always. Two buildings, Motel... Continue reading

Posted Oct 29, 2022 at Alecto's Ophelia

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Dodging Traffic

I got some indirect feedback today. Indirect as in, it wasn't directed directly at me, but I noticed. I think. Maybe. Right. So two things: Clue 1: Forgiveness Forgiveness is not required to heal. It's actually not. I'll be damned.... Continue reading

Posted Oct 12, 2022 at Alecto's Ophelia

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The Perfect Opportunity

Do you ever feel like a trapped animal in a cage, I asked. Response: Every single day. In retrospect, that wasn't the best way to communicate what my body was telling me. My body was telling me I was two... Continue reading

Posted Sep 19, 2022 at Alecto's Ophelia

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I would LOVE a proper introduction!

Commented Sep 11, 2022 on Yes, I can. at Alecto's Ophelia

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Yes! Please. :)

Commented Sep 10, 2022 on The Understory at Alecto's Ophelia

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