Last Tuesday’s election brought back a Republican-majorityHouse of Representatives. An event socatastrophic in nature that it nearly caused the mass suicide of manyDemocrats, or at least that’s what I gathered from the barely intelligiblewords I could hear between their sobs. It’s a week later and they are still inconsolable. In hopes of offering words of … Continue reading A political party turns into a wake
The stories in my head
I love making up stories about people in my head. Not the mean kind that turn into gossip about friends and acquaintances, but the fanciful kind: the Amélie kind. I sit and watch people as they walk by and invent entire stories about who they are and where they are going. Imagining all sorts of … Continue reading The stories in my head
Do you know how to be alone? [video]
If you don't know how to be alone, I recommend learning. You just may find that you are wonderful company.
The characters not in the books
I've been spending A LOT of time at my neighborhood library. I thought I would hate it, but I am finding that I enjoy it. It seems like every time I'm here, I see something different. Last week, it was the lady who sat at the table next to me, leaned to her right and … Continue reading The characters not in the books
Life in the blogosphere
I want to sit at the cool kids table. No, not that table, I’m 20+ years past that table. I mean I want to sit with the cool kids in the blogosphere. The problem is that I’m not sure what to bring to the table that would make them like me, after all I’m … Continue reading Life in the blogosphere
Whip my hair (or whatever else I want to do with it)
Last week I read an article in the New York Times titled "Why Can't Middle-Aged Women Have Long Hair?" While at 39 I'm not middle-aged (when does middle age start anyway?)it did make me think, "Am I too old for my hair?" My own hair is as long, it not longer (it's just about two … Continue reading Whip my hair (or whatever else I want to do with it)
A Libby Blog 