vmangionJul 23, 201911 minHorse Crazy (Volume 69, September 14, 1999 — November 13, 1999My mother died on August 30, 1999. With some money she left me, I fulfilled my life-long dream of getting my own horse. Against all advic...
vmangionJun 27, 20181 minSuicidal Octopus (Volume 132, February 12 - April 12, 2017)Thursday, March 9, 2017, 2:43 a.m. Ellis actually thought I would sleep better, now that Tucker is dead. Isn’t that cute? 3:55 a.m., afte...
vmangionApr 5, 201828 minEscaping Eyjafjallajokull (That’s Not a Typo) (Volume 104, February 14, 2010 - June 13, 2010)In April of 2010, my sister and I went to Aix-en-Provence, France, to visit her daughter/my niece, who was studying abroad for one semest...
vmangionMar 14, 20182 minBewitched (Volume 13, November 15, 1981 — January 5, 1982)December 16, 1981, 20 to 12:00 am, Wednesday Night Every once in a while I flash back to one certain episode of the tv show, “Bewitched.”...
vmangionMar 8, 20184 minA Typical Winter Day (Volume 77, February 11 - March 6, 2002)Monday, February 12th, 2002 A Typical Winter Day ~~ 5:00 - 6:30 am - Lie awake waiting for Tina to call (to see if I have to substitute ...
vmangionFeb 15, 20186 minScrappy (Volume 91, May 29 - September 11, 2006)From May to September What I mostly remember Is animal crises, Caregiving and fly-sies. I’m thrilled summer’s over With its slaframine cl...
vmangionJan 20, 20183 minCop Lover and a Bovine Honor (Volume 52, May 10, 1996 - October 19, 1996)May 15, 1996 Yesterday I got stopped for speeding in Cross Plains. I was very touched by the whole incident. I approached the cop with lo...
vmangionJan 7, 20183 minAnimal Snippets (Volume 114 - again - October 30, 2012 - January 28, 2013)(November of 2012 was a really sad month. Two of our beloved cats disappeared within two days of each other, most likely the victims of c...
vmangionNov 25, 20172 minBeing Female (Volume 30, March 25, 1989 - June 27, 1989)There seems to be an element of synchronicity to my Journal Project. The way I choose a journal volume to select an entry from is totally...
vmangionNov 3, 20177 minUntangling Ungulates (Volume 118, September 16, 2103 - January 6, 2014)Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 2013 En route to Ellen and Jack’s house in Waunakee. Ellis is granting me 20 minutes of silence so I can w...
vmangionOct 13, 20177 minDevil's Lake Dreamtime (Volume 94, May 30 - August 23, 2007)Monday, July 9, 2007 I worked my ass off in the punishing heat and humidity all week, knowing I’d get to take Sunday off to go to Devil’s...
vmangionAug 14, 201712 minMadonna and Rat (or, Going Viral Before the Internet) (Volume 53, October - December, 1996)Friday, October 25, 1996 "I don't think this is your 15 minutes of fame; I think this is the beginning of your fame.” * ----Richard Johns...
vmangionJul 16, 20171 minThe Snub Dance (Volume 114, October 30, 2012 - January 28, 2013)Saturday, December 8, 2012 Cats degraded my quality of sleep all night. In the morning, though, I finally dreamed. I dreamed that my old ...
vmangionJun 25, 20171 minThe Apparently Evil Shirt (Volume 8, August - October, 1980)August 12, 1980, Tuesday Yesterday this old man — a white guy with white hair and three teeth (each about 1 1/2” long) got on the bus I w...
vmangionJun 23, 20171 minHow Life Should Be, All The Time (Volume 16, February-March, 1982)(I moved from the city back home with my mother in a Chicago suburb soon after my father died. I lived with her for almost a year. I was ...
vmangionJun 20, 20176 minEx-husband Summer (Volume 37, January - July, 1992)(This volume covers part of my second year of graduate school and the summer after. I spent much of that summer back in Seattle, helping ...
vmangionJun 18, 20174 minSubbing and Stubbing (Volume 78, March - June, 2001)Wednesday, March 7, 2001 This morning we drove to Rockbridge to buy more sawdust and shavings at the sawmill. As soon as we pulled away w...
vmangionMay 10, 201710 minFirst Motherless Christmas (Volume 70, November 15, 1999 - January 9, 2000)Friday, New Year’s Eve, 1999 I’m supposed to be amazingly reflective on the eve of the new millennium. I’m too busy cleaning up manure, s...
vmangionApr 22, 20171 minShe Does What?! (Volume 84, August-October, 2002)October 1, 2002 Part of my mad stint of socializing included lunch with Dawn Kiefer, “my” reporter from the Richland Observer. Her e-mail...
vmangionApr 14, 20173 minSuicide and 9/11 (Volume 80, September 19, 2001- January 2, 2002)September 19, 2001 I told her how suicidal I’d been during August. I told another friend when I talked to her earlier in the evening. I’m...