by toby | Oct 10, 2011 | Life
Traveling isn’t what it used to be, I think, holding my arms above my head for the full-body Smart Scan as I leave San Jose Airport, trying not to imagine someone seeing right through my underwear to all my vulnerable bits. Ten seconds never felt so long. Some things...
by toby | Oct 6, 2011 | Life
(Forrest Gump's mama) I bit into a real cherry bomb with my post yesterday (now deleted) and I'm feeling pretty Gump-esque. It's been an opportunity to learn to watch my words and opinions in the very public forum of the Internet. I appreciate a lot about the...
by toby | Sep 29, 2011 | Life
Dualities fascinate me. Good and Evil. Sunshine and rain. Rich and poor. Moral and corrupt. Light and dark. Clever and stupid. Love and hate. Prejudice and acceptance. Kind and cruel. Crippled and strong. The Hawaii I explore in my mysteries is a beautiful place with...
by toby | Sep 21, 2011 | Life
Sometimes I forget to breathe. Confession time–I've got a bit of a Superwoman complex. If there's someone in need (including a small yappy dog) I think I'm the one to rescue. This “complex” has led to an absolutely crazy schedule, one in which at the...
by toby | Sep 16, 2011 | Life
I've been a dog hater. After all, dogs are so needy. They make a lot of noise (and poop). Badly behaved ones bite, and pee on furniture, and everywhere, simply everywhere, is hair from the endless scratching even when they're dosed with rabidly-expensive flea sh*t....
by toby | Sep 10, 2011 | Life
Sometimes I hate my job as a school counselor and therapist. Something bad happened over the weekend to one of my student clients. Her face is unusually shuttered, eyes down, monosyllabic answers to my questions, denials that anything more than a “fight”...