*author’s note: Unless you knew me before 1989, you are not allowed to call me Missy. As I drove through the vastness of beige, I needed a bathroom break. I blew by the saloon and the biker bar, but stopped at a “rest area.” The asphalt was sticky and I of course promptly fell. The…
Well, it has been one week since I ended the car postion of my trip and boarded Amtrack for the last leg of my trip. It was to be a 16 hour, overnight, train ride from Albuquerque, New Mexico to LA. Supposed to be. However, due to a hail storm in Las Vegas, NM, the…
12 years ago today, I was diagnosed with MS at UCLA Medical Center. The chief resident said the five words that would forever change my life, at 8:25am PST: “I’m sorry, you have MS.” I remember he looked rather pleased with himself. A brief disagreement between doctor and patient ensued, but I knew. I knew…
I am tired, I am achy and i just want to go to sleep. Can I do that? Nope. Why? My toilet is stopped up. Bigly. From not much stuff. Low water pressure. Really? Well, it is Mississippi. So I asked for a plunger, thinking the front desk would come take care of the issue.…
