A List for Today

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Things that make me sad
  • Every month the Boogie Dog's strength and balance become a bit more precarious, and he falls and stumbles more often. He'll be 11 in November, and Giant Schnauzers typically live between 10 and 12 years. It seems obvious that the end may be approaching, in spite of my intense desire to the contrary.
  • There are large numbers of people in this country who think that individuals like Rick Santorum perfectly personify their values. Since Rick Santorum personifies homophobia, anti-feminism, racism and the dissolution of the establishment clause, I wonder what happened to us.
Things that make me angry
  • During one of my walks up and down the steep paths of Rocky Mountain National Park this weekend I managed to strain my left quad. I didn't think it was that bad, so on Monday I did the lunges that were included in my scheduled workout. And now I'm hobbling around like Tim Conway as the little old man in The Carol Burnett Show. Stupid quad.
  • After spending hours on Monday trying to get my work laptop to run the custom-developed application I need to do my job, on Tuesday our IT department did another push and everything MAGICALLY GOT BETTER. But it's not IT's fault I lost several productive hours, oh, no!
Things that make me furiously happy
  • My friends.They're far cheaper than a therapist, plus they cook.
  • This quote from a recent Fresh Air interview with William Shatner. "Life doesn't have to end with death if love is present." Just so. I love you, Aunt Deb, and I know you loved me.
  • This, courtesy of my Celebrity Boyfriend, Neil deGrasse Tyson.

2 comments:

Anne C. said...

There is something therapeutic about tasty food with friends. :)

Warner said...

I'll belch to that.