This last Halloween, I harvested some pumpkins

Today, I harvested the final three of our five backyard pumpkins. Four are at the house and one is at Fort Faulsey. The vine itself is starting to give up the ghost. Hopefully it will return next year. Did you catch the joke – ghost/pumpkin? All five are robust and sturdy. I see meaning there, […]

My Gay Divorcée Relaunch, Reboot, and Reset

What happens when you start with a birthday, segue into setting up a new home (apartment) and all during the winter holidays? A wish list for gifts is in order. You might be surprised to realize that domestic partnerships while not conferring the rights of marriage also apparently do not convey rights to property. Am […]

Do you have a bonus digital newspaper subscription to share?

This is a quick one. Do you subscribe to the NYT or the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette? If so, do you have an extra “gift” digital subscription? If yes, please consider sharing with me. I subscribe to both, but all things like that are on the chopping block. You can think of it as a way to […]

My First Birthday as a Gay Divorcée

Today is my 56th birthday.  This ask is if you can chip in $5 or $6 today here or via other tools, that would be helpful and keep me in fighting form for what’s next.  Big week, right?  Signing the divorce papers was a milestone, but it didn’t change my overall circumstances – I’ll still […]

PICT Stages a Subtle, Staggering Play About Refugees

Sometimes, a play or perhaps a work of are will creep into your consciousness all week. Your mind turns it over and over, trying to make sense of the details and facts without any clear resolution. Such a play is Refugee Rhapsody currently on stage by Pittsburgh International Classic Theater (PICT) in Carnegie. Pittsburgh is one […]

Finding my keys

Oh, typical Sue For the past 20 years, I constantly “lost” my keys in the house. And my phone. I’d frantically search, getting very worked up until inevitably they turned up in a predictable spot. I solved the phone issue by connecting all of my devices to find my missing Idevice. I use it once […]

When did I stop smiling?

As I flipped through selfies from the past three years for a project, something sad caught my attention – I have stopped smiling. No big excited grins. No quite moment smiles. Just a slow slide from being a somewhat happy person to … this.  I’m definitely in a tough position – living where I’m not […]

Get ready for Birthday Thursday when I turn 56!

It’s Birthday Thursday! Sue turns 56 this week She’s a hardcore Gen Xer building a new life on a tight budget due to her disability and divorce. She knows how to MacGyver her way through a tough spot, but she shouldn’t have to thrive on pure grit alone. Can you drop a quick $5 or […]

‘Your gonna get dead’ and other problematic comments people send my way

Content Note: racism, ableism, sexism, anti-LGBTQ, calls for violence, Tonight someone, probably afraid, lashed out at me over a conversation about ballots. They said “Be part of the solution, not the problem.” I was pointing out that the emperor (not him) is most decidedly not wearing new clothes. That’s a necessary step for a solution […]

Someone took down my Protect Trans Kids yard sign

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