Left to Mother’s Day being all about me, I wouldn’t bother celebrating the holiday. Sure, I’ve been a Mom for over twenty years, but I’ve never thought a big deal needed to be made out of that. Parenthood was a snap decision that my husband and I made after a decade of whiteboarding the pros and cons; yes, I’m not kidding, actual whiteboards were involved at points in the planning process before we just accepted that the math was too squishy and what-the-helled it.
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Fortunate Musical Annoyances
Happy Spring! I’m on day twenty-five of randomly cycling earworms. Want to know how to get from Jackson Browne’s “Tender is the Night” to Dua Lipa’s “Illusion”? I can probably draw you a map right through Jewel’s “Standing Still” (cathartic to sing while vacuuming up tumbleweeds of dog hair!) and Post Malone/Lainey Wilson’s “Nose Dive” (great for dealing with bathroom cleanup!) with random pit stops at the dark techno equivalent of George Harrison’s “Got My Mind Set On You”.
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Modus Dementi 