The Hellish Handbasket

While my sister was in town for a long weekend, the centerpiece of her visit was food. When I contemplate that statement, I wonder what imag...

My sister came to town for a long weekend. The fun began Friday evening when I picked her up at the airport, and ended this morning at 7:00 ...

Today I've been cleaning in preparation for the arrival of my sister. She's coming in tomorrow evening from Boston for a long weeken...

In the past few weeks I've heard or seen a reference to what you should do if you have six hours to chop down a tree (spend four hours s...

You've probably seen the pictures by now, the streets of Portland clogged by naked people riding bicycles. It's called the World Nak...

Hey, all you chronic malcontents, here's a question for you:  Is there some new meaning of the word twiddles ? Like, is it a new euphemi...

It's humbling to realize that even after 57 years walking around on the planet I have gained so little knowledge about my own preference...

I told the Universe I would walk through whatever door opened, financially speaking. That leaves a lot of wiggle room for the Universe, I re...

Today I ate chia seeds and after a wave of dizziness, I felt much better than I did when I posted the last morose post, so yay for chia seed...

I'm a living example of efficiently working at being ineffective. I stay busy. I'm proud to say I'm not quivering in a closet, w...

I would like to shout out a big welcome to the newest Hellish Handbasket reader: my mother. Yep. You heard right. My scrawny almost-85-year-...

Well, I did it. I've been thinking about doing it for a while (thanks to the encouragement of my sister and my friends), and I finally d...

I am pretty sure I will look back on yesterday as a turning point. I think I already am, actually, if I'm blogging about this. What am I...

As I sit staring at my computer, trying to dredge up something worth blogging about, I listen to Prince's manifesto Let's go Crazy ,...

If I could have any life I wanted, this would be it, pretty much. I've got a great little apartment (aside from an ant infestation probl...

When the sun shines, people in Portland come out of their burrows and cavort. On Easter Sunday, they cavort in fancy clothes. I just got bac...

Yesterday I left the Love Shack at 4:00 p.m., intending to catch a bus to downtown Portland. Of course, as usual, I failed to check the bus ...

It's spring for another day in Portland, and then we are back to the norm (rain). Rain is our year-round season. The only thing that var...

My favorite days are days when I don't have to go anywhere, and no one calls me. (I'm not saying those are good days, just that they...