Author Archives: mathdreads
Super Bowl Fan
Last year in mid-April, Dad fell, resulting in a fractured hip. In his 80s, Dad’s life-altering accident meant that going places had been very challenging. Even within his own house. Bought in 1979, my parents’ house has three sets of stairs. Upon entering the front door, one can go down three stairs to the den … Continue reading
Stretching with Goats
I’ve taken many stretching and yoga classes before, but never with goats. I would have taken this 90-minute stretch class even without the goats, but they were definitely the stars of the event. Kids in the Cubbies This was the first time in their monthlong lives that they had been inside a building. Initially, their … Continue reading
My Sultry Little Valentine
I’ve hardly ever experienced the cliche, romantic celebration of this so-called holiday, but I’ve always looked for interesting activities such as a themed pole dancing choreography class. The workshop was so popular that students doubled up on poles, which suited me just fine because I would have been exhausted had I danced the entire two … Continue reading
A Better Bull’s Eye
Hard to believe that I’ve been working on my World’s Sexiest Dictionary for several years now. So long in fact, that a pandemic has come and gone and yet, I’m still working on this project, which was a radical idea at the time and even now, still motivates me to pour energy into on a … Continue reading
Unicorn Sighting
When I signed up for my Sunday hot yoga class, I noted that the class would be taught by a sub. Although I really liked the regular instructor, whose thematic playlists included “spelling bee” (songs that spelled at least one word), and cars/”riding” (songs that mentioned cars or sex), I knew that I’d still get … Continue reading
MLK DAY: A Place for Dad
I used to advise people to hug a Black person as part of their MLK Day celebration. I’d even ask people who weren’t Black if they had hugged a Black person on this day, and then offer to give them a hug to help them celebrate. Honestly, that may have been the only thing they … Continue reading
2024: Start of a New Leap Year
I’d made the best use of a 10-day vacation, which ended on New Year’s day. Although I’d slept in every day, I was creatively productive, which was the best gift/celebration I could ever ask for. Mom & Me in Our Xmas Sweaters While sporting my new Christmas sweater, I made some recipes that I’d been … Continue reading
Tidied Up Loose Ends
I knew one of the tasks I was going to accomplish during my 10-day Kwanzaa break was to conquer the cable monster lurking in the corner of my bedroom. I’d battled with it periodically and felt defeated every time I spent far longer than I cared to to liberate whichever cord I needed. Multi-Legged Cable … Continue reading
2023 Pole Dancing Christmas Event
Leading up to Christmas, I started wearing my Santa hat and other Christmasy clothing out everywhere I went. I had a few different outfits, depending on the event. For exercise class, my leggings did the trick, but I saved the showiest Christmas attire for the upcoming show. Prior to Stretch/Flex Class I’d written a Christmas … Continue reading
Minor Makeover
In the Hot Seat Originally, I wanted to gift everyone in my family a deluxe pedicure. Too many didn’t care to try a different nail salon or get a pedicure at all. Besides, that was only the first among many different ideas that crossed my mind for a nonmaterialistic family Christmas gift experience. Nonetheless, I … Continue reading