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Month

Posted on December 7, 2020 by nematomorph

It’s been a month. A month since the election. A month since I’ve been able to run. A month of increasing virus rates. So long and so short. It could be a year instead. But only a month. We Thanksgivinged … Continue reading →

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Timey Wimey

Posted on February 4, 2015 by nematomorph

Lately, I just feel done with Hawaii. Collective gasps can be heard from all the people who have dreamed of coming here. Dipping their toes in the blue, blue waters of Waikiki. Sipping Mai Tai’s at Duke’s. Lounging poolside. Viewing … Continue reading →

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I Am Not Married

Posted on December 23, 2013 by nematomorph

Shocking, right, that title? Here I am, closer to 50 years old than 40, raising a child in a committed relationship that for all intents and purposes resembles a marriage except that it isn’t. For me, personally, this does not … Continue reading →

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I Hate Cooking/I Love Cooking

Posted on March 5, 2013 by nematomorph

For some months now, whenever I talk to my mom on the phone on the weekends, we usually end up talking about cooking. She actually likes to cook although she has little to no confidence in her cooking. If she … Continue reading →

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Stuffing Nirvana

Posted on November 27, 2012 by nematomorph

I love Thanksgiving. It is my favorite holiday of the season. I like it because I dictate how I want to spend it. There is no gift giving pressure.  It is fairly leisurely. Basically, it’s all good.  I am a … Continue reading →

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Honolulu Marathon: To Run or Not to Run

Posted on November 20, 2012 by nematomorph

This past weekend I ran a half marathon. It was the longest distance I have run in a year. The weekend before I had tested the running waters by doing 10 miles. On that run, I had felt good.  It … Continue reading →

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Family

Posted on July 8, 2012 by nematomorph

I have been thinking about family a bit lately. It helps that tomorrow is my Mom’s 70th birthday. I spoke to her today. She recently returned from North Carolina where she had driven down to pick up her new puppy. … Continue reading →

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Anniversary

Posted on June 25, 2012 by nematomorph

My significant other informed me this past Saturday that Sunday was the nine year anniversary of our first date. This was news to me. I am bad with dates. I have a hard time remembering whose birthday comes first in … Continue reading →

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Binding Ties

Posted on May 30, 2012 by nematomorph

I am not married. Some people think that I am. I have been in a relationship now for over seven years. It seems that we may be close to the nine year mark (after a brief consultation.) We have lived … Continue reading →

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Free and Alone

Posted on December 30, 2011 by nematomorph

I am, right now, completely alone; completely alone with Shelly-my car. I could drive anywhere. I could leave right now and tell no one where I am going. The world is my oyster. I have not been completely alone for … Continue reading →

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