Monthly Archives: February 2015

Dwight, now what?

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Julie Hooker

Dwight, Citizenfour is on HBO.  If you were here, our phones would be next to our ears and we’d be watching it together.  Then, we’d re-watch it and talk about it again. What do I do now? It feels wrong … Continue reading →

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I Forgot My “Safe Word” (aka Another Night in Book Club)

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Julie Hooker

Instead of talking about the book, The Tattoo Artist, a reader regaled us with the story of how she climbed out of her car in an icy parking lot, fell, slipped under the SUV, and exclaimed, “my ass crack is purple.” As … Continue reading →

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The Perks of Being a Junior High School Teacher

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Julie Hooker

One of the perks of teaching junior high school is SPIRIT WEEK.  Every few months, the Student Council produces a Spirit Week.  It is designed to get everybody on the same page, celebrate our school community, and dress up. Yesterday, … Continue reading →

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The Odds are Good and the Goods are Odd

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Julie Hooker

The Odds are Good and the Goods are Odd (Reasons #108 & #109 to be single) #108 A decade ago, when I was just a girl of 34, one of my students lined me up with her ski jump coach. … Continue reading →

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Favorites

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Julie Hooker

Favorites I just hung up the phone. Annika and I spoke for almost four hours. When I hung up, I started to call Dwight. I scrolled to “favorites” on my phone. I wanted to tell him that we talked about … Continue reading →

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Having the House to Myself (Reason #107 for Being Single)

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Julie Hooker

Having the House to Myself (Reason #107 for Being Single) #107 Several months ago, my neighbors started planning their divorce. The rest of the neighbors whispered, “She really is a crazy recluse. He’ll be better off without her.” In an … Continue reading →

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Reasons to Be Single (#96-106)

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Julie Hooker

Reasons to be Single #96 – 106 I just learned about Catfish (the MTV series about online “dating”). Urban Dictionary defines the term: A catfish is someone who pretends to be someone they’re not using Facebook or other social media to create … Continue reading →

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Life Goes On

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Julie Hooker

In Aspects of Love, our favorite musical, we hear, “Life goes on, love goes free.” Life goes on. Thanks to our dear friends, Annika and Mahan, for understanding that “life goes on” and celebrating all of us.

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My Mother Lives for Death

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Julie Hooker

My Mother Lives for Death Standing next to the casket of a dear friend, my mother whispered, “Now may not be the right time, but don’t you like the white lining in the casket?” My eyes widened. She was right. … Continue reading →

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Why We Can’t Have Things, ANYthing

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Julie Hooker

Why We Can’t Have Things, ANYthing In the past, I blogged about “Why We Can’t Have Nice Things.” This week, Houston showed me that we couldn’t have things, ANYthing. We can’t have the things that normal people take for granted. … Continue reading →

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