Well, I guess I'll have to devote the rest of the day to crying now.

Paul says the picture below is way too sad to post on the blog but here's the thing, I like when people read this blog and I hope that they do and that they enjoy it (and click on the ads, k?) but ultimately, I'm gonna put whatever content I want on it. If I wanted to focus on something in particular, I would, but my vision for this blog is just a simple snapshot of my life and what goes on in my head.

I had a long talk with my sister Bernice the other day and I said some stuff that she thought was insane (I get that a lot from my family) and I found myself saying something to the effect that it -might- be crazy, maybe I -am- crazy, 20+ years of depression is -going- to change your brain, its chemistry and its outlook on life. And then I realized that I absolutely believe that. I don't like the fact that I have to interrupt my day 3, 5, 10 times every day to cry, but I do like the fact that I am so moved by the world and its people and its animals and its Creator. I don't want to have had a life of depression, but it has made me who I am and although I am not always fond of myself, I'm fiercely proud of the fact that I'm still alive and kicking and I'm thrilled that I have a husband who smiles at me with such love when I cry about some phone company commercial or picture on the Internet because he loves 'emotional me' too.

Life has not turned out how I expected, but on this blog you maybe get to see little pictures of what my life is like. Maybe you fnd that interesting, or maybe it helps you understand how I tick (f you're a friend or family member and WANT to understand how I tick) or maybe it bores or irritates you and that's okay too, bye!

This picture is so very, very sad and I want to help this man and dog so badly but the picture can be seen as so wonderfully happy too, in a way. This man may be homeless (and I don't think the picture was set up, my cynical husband, but even if it was, I'm sure this happens on a tragically regular basis) but he still gets unconditional love and affection from his dog and that's more than some people get from anyone in a lifetime.


see more cute dogs and puppies

If you look at the comments associated with the picture you'll find a link to a place where you can donate to homeless pets and their humans...might be more productive than just crying about it, I suppose.