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How Far I’ve Come
Yom Kippur was last week. This was the 14th year in which I have honored the holiday by reflecting on how far I’ve come and where I want to be. It is an intensely meaningful experience for me. While it is not traditional, to me it honors the tradition and marks the day as holy.… Continue reading How Far I’ve Come
Shouldering the Possibilities
Recently I met up with Kurt, and he reminded me of what is probably my all time best case of my brain operating differently than most. It was back when we were dancing, and we were working on choreography for our jive routine (think REALLY fast swing dancing). At one point we ended up in a… Continue reading Shouldering the Possibilities
What I learned from dance
Five years ago today I suffered the injury that ended my dancing career. I remember the training session well. Kurt and I weren't meeting that day; I went to the studio by myself to practice. I was going through my special playlist of two songs for each of the 10 dances. Once the playlist was over,… Continue reading What I learned from dance
Perfect Comebacks
Right after receiving a CSA box filled with goodies, I had the following text exchange with DH2U: "Lentils and Rice or Cauliflower Pizza?" "Pizza!" "I see you are undecided. I'll check back later." Yes, I can be a smart alec. The infamous "they" say that no one likes one, yet when I make those types of… Continue reading Perfect Comebacks
Too Many Tabs
A web surfing adventure brought me to the Blogess. I love her. So often she'll say something that resonates perfectly with me ... and then take it to an extreme (which is so me but beyond my current ability level). On this latest visit to her site was a picture from A Pair of Pears that describes… Continue reading Too Many Tabs
Cheap Date
Not being a big drinker means that I don't have that many drunken Tammy stories. Since it has been six months since I shared one with you, I figured it was time. I might have to create some new ones soon if I want to keep up sharing at this pace! This story took place… Continue reading Cheap Date
The Count
It seems that every time I log in to Facebook, I see "What Character from X?" surveys that people have taken. I've never done one of those, but it did get me thinking about self selecting a fictional character for myself. I chose the realm of Sesame Street. While at the moment I… Continue reading The Count
Define Yourself
In your mind, do you define yourself by what you do? In high school, I proudly wore the label of speech geek. I was the dedicated student in college. Then, for the longest time I defined myself by who I was with. That led to some dark days. I was very quick to adopt the… Continue reading Define Yourself
April Follies
This weekend Kurt and his dance partner will represent Diversity Dancesport in Oakland at the April Follies dance competition. Last year I joined them and took pictures (If you'd like you can watch some of the videos). Being around the dance scene (and the memories it brought back) was bitter sweet. Suddenly, in my mind I… Continue reading April Follies
Grown Up, Now What? 