The Crooked Castle

Category: Just Life (Page 15 of 16)

Ambrosia, Carnie, Argument, Mother

Stuff I posted on Facebook that is worth archiving:

May 6:
After 107 hours with no food (details in my next post), it was time for the Cola Ritual. Of course, it wasn’t cola, it was Dr. Pepper, I haven’t had any cola (sigh, whimper) since June of 2012. Anyway, fill the cup with ice, pour the brown bubbly syrup, take a sip…
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April 21:
Tomorrow will be my last day on the job I have had for seventeen years. Today, I learned that my van has “essentially unrepairable engine wear” and will need to be replaced. In the grand scheme of things, it’s pretty trivial, and I feel kind of guilty for complaining. But it still hurts.
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Puppy, Canary, Torture

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April 14: I kicked a puppy today.
I didn’t mean to; I was walking across a parking lot when a little black bundle of muscle and energy dashed out and started playing slalom with my feet. I tried to step carefully, but I didn’t come to a full stop, and he managed catch my toe and took a pretty good hit. He ran back to the nearest building, but kept pacing me. After about ten more steps, I turned to face him and crouched; he came running out to make friends. I suspect that he was a pit bull; he was about the size of an adult dachshund. I played with him for a minute or two, and then stood up, and he headed back home. But it fits my image better to say I kicked a puppy…
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