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Month: February 2017

Maybe This Will Help …

Early on in the life of this blog, I started a feature that I called Friday Fiction. The idea was that once a week, I would create a short story to share with you, my readers. That lasted all of three episodes before I ran into a fierce and unrelenting case of writer’s block which has… Read More Maybe This Will Help …

February 28, 2017 quinntessential meLeave a comment

Anniversary Splurge

So last night, we did one of the things that we promised ourselves that we were going to do with the tax refund – splurge on a nice dinner for the anniversary of the day we met. (See yesterday’s post for more on that story.) After much debate, we decided to go to Estancia Churrascaria,… Read More Anniversary Splurge

February 27, 2017August 8, 2017 quinntessential me1 Comment

Seventeen Years Ago …

Today is a special day. Seventeen years ago today I met these two girls. One of them took an immediate fancy to me, and the feeling was mutual. The other was her friend, and I thought she was nice. Before the weekend was over I had both of their numbers, each for a different reason.… Read More Seventeen Years Ago …

February 26, 2017August 8, 2017 quinntessential meLeave a comment

Fortunes and Their Real-Life Applications

I have a fortune cookie fortune on my laptop to remind me of something that I need to hear now and again. “Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else.” I remember when I was younger, I wanted to be someone, anyone, other than the person that I… Read More Fortunes and Their Real-Life Applications

February 25, 2017 quinntessential meLeave a comment

The Vet Visit

This morning my wife and I woke up earlier than usual, but later than planned, and scrambled to get ready, make coffee, and get the cat into her carrier (much more of a fight than usual this time around) in order to take my wife to work and the cat to the vet. The cat’s… Read More The Vet Visit

February 24, 2017 quinntessential meLeave a comment

Another Sleepless Night

I went to bed around midnight, read until about 1 am, then tossed and turned until about 3. I got up and opened the computer for a few minutes, not really doing much of anything, until I got sleepy around 4 and went to lie back down. I finally drifted off about 4:30 or so.… Read More Another Sleepless Night

February 23, 2017 quinntessential meLeave a comment

A Repeating Theme

I went to go see my therapist today. We had a good session, talked about the streak of full marks on my checklist (today will be day 37, incidentally), and discussed one of the books that I’m reading, The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook by Edmund J. Bourne, PhD. The exercises at the end of the… Read More A Repeating Theme

February 22, 2017 quinntessential meLeave a comment

Well, That Was Quick

I wrote three days ago about the battery giving out in the car and then two days ago about my CPAP mask starting to give up the ghost. Today I went to my medical equipment supplier to get fitted for the new mask, and walked out with it. I can’t use it tonight, since there’s… Read More Well, That Was Quick

February 21, 2017 quinntessential meLeave a comment

Atypical Male

Warning: brief language I am currently reading Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown. The subtitle is kind of important because it gives you an idea of what the book is about. The chapter I just finished deals with understanding and combating… Read More Atypical Male

February 20, 2017 quinntessential meLeave a comment

A Medical Equipment Upgrade

As many longtime readers of this blog will already know, I use a CPAP machine when I sleep. It’s a very nice, quiet machine that we can’t even hear over the fan that we have blowing in the bedroom at night. The mask is a version called a nasal pillow mask. The plastic and silicone… Read More A Medical Equipment Upgrade

February 19, 2017 quinntessential meLeave a comment

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I am a queer non-binary (they/them) disabled leftist, spouse, parent, cat owner, partner, mental health patient & advocate, student, gamer, historical re-creator, & internet DJ who loves with acts of service, who gives amazing healing hugs, and who passionately and wholeheartedly believes that BLACK LIVES MATTER.

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