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My Husband Created a Monster

Seafood?  Yuck!  It swims in its own feces.  Why in God's name would I eat that?  Sushi??  Even a bigger yuck.  Not only does it swim in its own feces, it isn't even cooked to get rid of some of that nastiness.  Nuts???  Yuck!  Ever since the whole "crunchy peanut butter" fiasco as a child, not a chance in hell!  Red wine????  That's only for communion and, I will confess, and as many of you know, I rarely drink the stuff.  Cheap vodka?

38 Years Young

I turn 38 today. 
 
In the 38 years I've been on this Earth, I haveneverbroken a bone, had major surgery, been to Europe, had a child, owned a sports car, been to the Colorado Rockies, won the lottery - I have  never done alot of things. 
 
In those 38 years, Ihavewitnessed at 15 year old boy die; went through the divorce of my parents; watched my mother battle through breast cancer; lived in a foreign country; suffered mental and physical abuse at the hands of a significant other; been married and divorced; went through financial ruin; watched the events of 9/11; made friends, lost friends; fell in love, fell out of love; gained pets, lost pets; held a steady job; faced medical scares; lost grandparents; purchased cars and homes; lost cars and homes; acted, produced, directed, and wrote stage plays; discovered the true love that is a niece and a nephew; found the love of my life, and then, in a twisted fate, lost my one and only true love - my best friend, my lover, and my companion.

We Will Never Forget You

The 10th anniversary of 9/11 was honored with memorial services across the country.  I had the privilege of performing "The Guys" with William Federspiel at Saginaw's Pit & Balcony Theatre on Saturday.  A moving production about a fire captain who needs assistance writing the eulogies of eight of his men who perished that morning.  During rehearsals for "The Guys", I was able to pull from my own experience at losing my husband to bring my character's anger and sadness to life.

The Competitor

Mike loved competition.  In every avenue of his life, he was a competitor.  Whether it was in his youth playing baseball and basketball or, when I knew him, darts.
 
He would argue a point, sometimes just for the sake of arguing.  If he felt the need to compete, he'd bring up a controversial subject with whomever he was with so they could debate it.  Even with me he did that from time to time.  Fun, loving debates.  My favorite was "I love you", he'd say.

My Track

I'm currently rehearsing for a new show - "The Guys", by Anne Nelson - and Ms. Nelson references "tracks".  Everyone's life operates within a certain track.  The people you know are co-workers, parents of your children's friends, friends of friends - and, as was the case in "The Guys", following 9/11, everyone in New York City was jumping tracks and meeting people they never would have met before the incident.  This got me thinking about my own track.