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Gift from frogs

Maj has a frog.

She used to have two frogs. Their names were Big and Little.

Shiny rubbery blue-green Australian White’s Tree Frogs.

Beyond adorable.

These frogs had been a part of our household for several years before we moved to Oregon, and the slightly smaller frog (whose name was Big) . . . …Gift from frogs

Downward into me

I have a photo of my father and me, together.

A black and white snapshot of a moment in time.

1966.

My father is younger here than I ever remember him being. His hair too-short and unevenly cut, his shirt too loose around his frame. He was not a young man when I was …Downward into me

Lodging a complaint

Dear Power Company,

I am sending you this letter to request immediate corrective action on our household’s power account.

I have never written to you before, even though I have had minor issues in the past with your services. Despite the fact that some of those issues were alarming at first, our past power …Lodging a complaint

Grudgy

Maj had a hard day yesterday. I am not going to go into all of the details here, because it was not that funny. Just imagine rage and anger and yelling and bitterness. All aimed at me. For an extended period of time, and at top volume.

Although there were a few funny moments …Grudgy

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