Monthly Archives: March 2022

A Problem I Didn’t Want Back

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Jocelyn

CW: Diet culture BS, weight loss/gain, dieting talk.  A few weeks ago, a new doctor asked, “So has your weight always been pretty stable?” I stammered something out, but when Chimp and I were back at home, I said, “That … Continue reading →

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Vax Attack

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Jocelyn

Last summer, we learned from Chimp’s institution that he was going to be expected to teach in person during the fall semester, possibly-immunologically-vulnerable-spouse be damned. The good things about it, at least, were these: He’s on the fourth floor of … Continue reading →

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That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Jocelyn

My dad died suddenly last summer, five days before my birthday.  I received a lot of kind expressions of sympathy, and to some people who remarked on the suddenness of his death, I said, “It’s okay; I’ve really been getting … Continue reading →

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Cruel (Cruel) Summer

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Jocelyn

I’m usually on edge Memorial Day weekend. That’s when I fell ill in 2004; ever since it has felt snakebit. Most years that’s just my anxiety. In 2021, the last moment that everything was relatively normal was the evening of … Continue reading →

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