QMusings

Government buildings have been looming large in my life these days.

First there are all these workshops I’ve had to attend in order to continue to collect unemployment.
Then there was the trip to the Social Security office.
Then I got a summons to show up for jury duty. Actually, I had gotten the original summons last fall [...]

I’ve been spending more time with my dad and we’re both happy with the change.

We’ve both mellowed as well as given up on a few of our expectations. I have let go of my idea of a “perfect” father (kind, understanding, supportive, totally accepting) and he’s given up his idea of a “perfect” daughter (agreeable, [...]

After you’ve popped the cork…

And finished all the champagne,
And sung “Auld Lang Syne” off-key, making up lyrics as you went along…
You feel both sad and hopeful as one year has ended and a new one begun.
You’re with friends and you don’t want the party to end just yet.
You want to linger and ease into the [...]