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February 4, 2009 in Personal · 3 comments
A candid discussion about my anxieties and certainties about my wedding & marriage.
Read more of this article.You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
January 16, 2009 in Personal · One comment
One year ago today we had to put Cassie down. This is something I wrote a week later at work when I couldn’t think about or focus on anything other than my loss and my grief.
Read more of this article.Staring straight in the face looming tempest waves
January 3, 2009 in Personal · One comment
2008 was an interesting year. I feel, in many ways, like it’s far behind me, like it is a distinct and different chapter of my life entirely. It was a chapter of independence, of breakthroughs in personal honesty and truly of finding myself. This was the year that I truly came to understand who I am, who I love, and what I love. I wasn’t always right, and I’m still probably wrong or slightly off on a few things now, but I at least grew closer from where I was before.
Read more of this article.I’m tired of being a mountain
December 5, 2008 in America, Culture, Personal · One comment
Growing up, I have always felt more masculine than feminine, and numerous personality tests I have taken over the years have showed me skewing more toward testosterone tendencies than estrogen (but whether that’s a reflection of my personal perception of myself or reality is another question entirely). I cannot recall ever being distraught by this. However, finding my role in society and, in my relationship with Randy, has taken more time and been more difficult. And as my priorities and goals shift more toward building my own successful family, I find these questions to find their way more to the forefront than before.
Read more of this article.On Participating in my First Presidential Election
November 4, 2008 in America, News & Politics · No comments
The first results are coming in, and so far they are no surprise. The real excitement of the night comes later, when battleground states come down to the wire. But, as I sit here watching votes stream in (including, for the first time, my own), I find myself pondering my life in terms of Presidential terms.
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