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The divorce has been settled. It will be finalized in December. My feeling are complicated. My housing plan is uncertain, only some possibilities. I have to move out of this home by December 31, 2026 or pay $1600 (I think, maybe $1200) a month in penalties. I didn’t know that was a thing. Do not […]
A 21-year-old Black trans woman was shot to death on August 17, 2026 in St. Louis, Missouri. Her name was Jhené Audrict. The Crime According to police she was found with a bullet wound to the head in a yard in the 6100 block of Minnesota Avenue. Jhené had been reported missing by her boyfriend […]
I am pretty fortunate that my psych med nurse is a nurse practitioner with a decade in physical health. He has a very well rounded approach to all things health related. He identified a cholesterol concern, put me on a statin and referred me to my PCP who essentially just maintained that level of care. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
