On Bravery People keep saying The Donkey is brave. It may sound like false modesty to say I’ve always thought myself rather timid and cowardly. It’s one thing to give an e-hoofing- quite another to admit that the closet door cannot be cracked and the shower curtain must stay open. Hair washing is mildly unpleasant [...]
FACE MASK GETS A HOOFIN!
No more stoopy face mask frum dummy TB test waitings! I been cleared to go to rehab. Course, there is still teh qkweschun ub why dere bee little tiny spot on mah lung. But my retired xray tech dad says it beez nuffin, an he bee next to teh man upstairs in mah esteem ub [...]
On Love As a Choice
I was thinking again today about how just before I turned into a Shrek Donkey, someone dear to me told me love is a choice. This was a different concept to me, and the more I turned it around, the more advantageous it appeared. I realized it was TOTALLY to my advantage. Here’s a little [...]
The Cusp
I has a new friend! This is what I wrote to Sunnyhuckle this morning, and I liked it so much I decided to share the thought with y’all. Tell me your thoughts on the subject. Your letter reminded me of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Here is a link in case you aren’t familiar: http://www.envisionsoftware.com/articles/Maslows_Needs_Hierarchy.html At [...]
Update
Called the doctor the other day and told him I was too sleepy to drive and do my job. He said I could take half the Abilify. I noticed the difference immediately! Unfortunately I am still slightly cognitively impaired, but it isn’t too bad. So I finally went back to work today. I notice my [...]
OUT OF THE FUNNY FARM INTO THE FIRE (or, more elegantly: mixed bag of fleas)
Random ramblings from the recently released donkey (beware! Long rambling ahead!): Some of you “in the know,” know about the expression I like to spread around, “Thanks for the fleas.” This is from Corrie Ten Boom’s The Hiding Place, a story told about her experiences in a concentration camp. She tells of her sister(?) Betsy’s [...]
