Verbal Remedy AKA Denise

Verbal Remedy AKA Denise
Location
Del Mar, California, The One That's In A State Of Steep Decline
Birthday
January 18
Title
Columnist, http://www.doesthismakesense.com
Company
Much preferred to the alternative.
Bio
Born. Grew up. Kept growing up. Started growing older. Still at both the growing up and growing older. Stay tuned.

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OCTOBER 1, 2008 4:39PM

Confessions of a Grasshopper

Monopoly Money 

What am I going to do with my money, asks OpenSalon.

Why, I'm going to do what all sensible people do. First, I'm going to buy up all the railroads! Next: Park Place and Boardwalk--with hotels.

What Money? 

But seriously. I, like other OS-ers, am not in possession of gre… Read full post »

Fall color
It's almost leaf season again. 
 
Sacred cousin
Lacy! 
 
Hidden garden
Itty bitty moss in an itty bitty log. 
 
One blossom on the table at the teahouse
One blossom on the tea table. 
 
The tiniest frog in the world
Yes. That is my wedding ring. 
 
Nuzzle... 
Sacred deer. 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2008 7:30PM

This Year's "Inconvenient Truth"

I.O.U.S.A. The Movie 

 

My morning commute is heavy on NPR, light on caffeine. This morning, engrossed in Marketplace (aka, Day 2 of "What The Fuck Happened To Wall Street And How Can We Fix It?") I completely missed my exit and had to drive an extra 8 miles to turn… Read full post »

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008 7:36PM

These Are Things I Do Not Believe In

Snuffleupagus. At least SOMEBODY saw him and talked to him once in a while.
 Liz's comments in Sandra's wonderful blog about whether an atheist will ever be able to be elected President (fat chance) included the following:

You can't prove conclusively there's a God. You can't conclusively prove there isn't. People have an absolute right to choose what they want tRead full post »

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008 6:25PM

Sexy! Naked! Collared!

My Angel is a centerfold! Na na, na na na na, na na na na na na na na na...

 

Dax Gets Seductive  Read full post »

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2008 5:56PM

Forever Your Squirrel

Alright, alright, alright already. Dogs are cute! Cats are cute! They're very, very cute. But they aren't nearly THIS cute.

My Squirrel (Original version)

R.I.P., Squirrel (2002-July 2008). Loved ya much, little buddy. Enjoy the Cucumbers of the Afterlife!

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AUGUST 21, 2008 9:37PM

Life's Little Indulgences

 

Sinfully Delicious

 

Gentle Reader,

Do not we all, each and every one of us, even in times of uncertainty and hardship, deserve a little something that makes us sit back, close our eyes, sigh, and savor one or two very special fleeting moments of this woefully short experience… Read full post »

AUGUST 9, 2008 12:17PM

Gutpunched

The Scream

 

Melting

I have never been thinner--never in my life, not even as a child--than during the three-year period I loved and lived with a beautiful, brilliant man who was battling what clear-eyed clinicians call "end-stage alcoholism."

Certainly the total lack of alcoholic calories in my d… Read full post »

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AUGUST 1, 2008 5:51PM

What Remains?

The Way of All Flesh

A photograph from Sally Mann's haunting series,

All Photos: Sally Mann, from What Remains

A few winters ago, a friend and I (hung over or quite possibly still tipsy from the combination of the previous evening's wine and altitude) wrenched ourselves out of bed at 5:00 am and drove down the hill to… Read full post »