Recognition is one of those oddities in life. Some people crave it, some people won’t give it, and some take it when it doesn’t belong to them. I’ve had jobs where my boss has taken credit for everything the staff has done, then not shared it, and I’ve had jobs where the boss has always […]
Tales From Being Married To My Half Asian Husband
Being a kept man has its advantages. I’m best if kept silent and fed (so I will remain silent) or so my husband says. “Kris should be occasionally be seen, but rarely heard.” Not to worry since it’s never deterred me unless we’re overseas. I don’t say much then, mostly because it makes people wonder […]
Catching A Memory
Finally getting my guy to answer a few interview questions turned out better than I’d hoped. The blog post about him received more than double the amount of traffic I usually bring in. I mentioned this to him, which prompted the response “Bet you wish you wouldn’t have asked me to behave. I might have […]
That One Perfect Defining Moment Frozen In Time
There’s a picture I carry in my wallet since the day it was taken. My guy and I had been going out for a week or two and I decided to take half a day off of work and drive us north to Port Huron. There’s a mall there that had–at the time–a large carousel […]
The Enormity of a Lack of Security
My boss and his wife just welcomed their second child (and first son) into the world yesterday. I’ll tell you what, that kid has been born into a world that already has Blu-Ray. How exciting is that? He totally saved time bypassing Beta, VHS and DVD!!!! So, you know, aside from that, I’m a little […]
Together: A Little Piece of Heaven in a Blu-Ray World
My co-workers and I stepped out to lunch on Tuesday and caught part of an episode of Family Feud. The question was “Name something you’d see when you pass away.” Five of the answers made sense, but the last one? Not so much. We all thought it would be relatives. It was clouds. Clouds? Hell, […]
We’re Just Like Everybody Else: A Week in the Life
Last week was one of those rare times when my guy was home for a whole 9 days in a row. It just doesn’t happen very often and I do miss those stretches. Not at first, but only because he’s used to staying up until midnight–two hours past my bedtime–and he’s somewhat accident prone. Bumping […]
Please Take My Temperature The Old-Fashioned Way!
“The temperature has gone up to 84.” My father has become the ultimate source of weather in southeast Michigan. Nothing gets by him. Not a cloud, not a percentage of humidity, not a forecast–well, all forecasts technically get by him because the man can’t remember shit due to the Alzheimer’s–and not a chance to explain […]
Confessions Of A Not-So-Teenage-Writer
I had the distinction of turning 40 last year around this time and I’ve been doing some reflecting back on it. Picture it, Sicily, 1970… Sorry, wrong series. That and I’m half German, so, you know, huuuuuuuuuuge schnitzel! Anyway, I was–a year ago–waiting for Gaylias: Operation Thunderspell to be released, busy planning the book launch […]
Seriously? You’re Dating An Asian? Why?
You know it’s going to be one of those days when somebody says “You’re dating an Asian? Why?” I’ve been asked that before and it’s usually followed by someone listing the ethnic anatomical stereotypes before getting into the whole “Oh, so you’re like a rice queen and he’s a potato queen?” Ironically, those may be […]
