Shorter Hair, Better Attitude?

I went back to the therapist and got my hair cut.  I think getting my hair cut probably did me more good.  It felt good anyway, to see the heaps of dead ends fall away and to feel lighter and less tangled.  The therapist, though, was less helpful.  Not that I hold it against her.  [...]

What Is Said vs. What Is Heard

That cutie Bob Krumm and Adam “Grrr” Kleinheider have me thinking about how hard it can be to have discussions across political ideologies, just because it’s hard to even understand each other.
Let’s take Kleinheider first. He’s talking about abortion and he says:
All this bill does, from my reading of it, is take the constitution [...]

Dick Replies

When last we left our friend, Dick Masterson, I had informed him that I was secretly a dude.
He writes back:
From: Dick Masterson <dickmasterson@gmail.com>
To: Aunt B. <appropriateaunt@yahoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2007 12:21:54 PM
Subject: Re: Blogger?
I think about it every day.
You’re a dude? That’s good to hear. Too many women types cluttering up the [...]

Self-awareness

I’ve received another disturbing email this morning. It’s a picture of me pouting on a 4-wheeler. I am, I hope, in negotiations to keep that photo from ever seeing the light of day. I would rather no pictures of me made their way onto the internet, because, of course, I’m trying to [...]

A Glazed Donut…

I woke up this morning to the following email:
From: Dick Masterson <dickmasterson@gmail.com>
To: appropriateaunt@yahoo.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2007 4:30:26 AM
Subject: Blogger?
Maybe it’s you and not Blogger that’s got it wrong.  Try having a man show you how to use it.
-Dick, http://www.MenAreBetterThanWomen.com
An email like this prompts a lot of questions, ranging from “If you’re so cool, what [...]