Author: franny

2 more days of work – making it 8 days in a row (82 hours!)3 days until the flight that begins the vacation4 days until I land on Irish soil5 days until the big 50 A little sad to see the 40’s go..a tough and productive decade of life for me… I hope to return… Continue reading countdown

one month before the big trip. new shift begins tomorrow…no more overnights. my body and brain can’t take the stress and oddness of working off hours and sleeping in the day. i have a sneaking suspicion that it contributed to thyroid problems. alas, got a clean bill of health, no cancer noted in the neck… Continue reading less than

ringworm (check)car wreck (check)brother/divorce (check)work crap (check)body out of whack (check)midlife crisis (check) i have to laugh. i mean really… the god’s must be laughing their asses off, saying “here, have another…”.. regardless, i will go on vacation, even if i have to sell a kidney. i am going…i want to be in Dublin on… Continue reading heavy…

childthey never did tell you what was in store. no, you were too lost in endless summer. trips to the five and dime for candy sticks of cherry red and superballs. life was open, wide, and went far as your eye could see. you remember the little red radio playing Brandy, as you struggled to… Continue reading learn