The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: dependable

  • When Things Fall Into Place

    For me, there is nothing quite as satisfying as those brief, random moments when the chaos that usually swirls about me suddenly becomes a comprehensible, stable, solid whole. Maybe it’s because I’m a worrier and a planner, but that “All’s Right with the World” feeling often eludes me. That makes it all the more precious…

  • On Being Let Down

    I’ve been cranky lately. Grumpy. Impatient. Out of sorts. It all started when it finally dawned on me, at the age of 51, that my sexually abusive stepfather had started grooming me for his pedophilia at the age of 7. The hard core abuse didn’t start until I was 11. Not that that’s an excuse.…

  • Simple Things

    I like logic. It’s like walking down a very well-worn path to a destination that you can visualize before you arrive. No surprises. I also like predictability. By its very nature you can count on it. It’s dependable. I prefer puns to elaborate jokes that require a great deal of set up. I like folk…