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Something smells: Post-election changes at OILF

Posted by Catherine on Nov 3, 2010 in Politics, Social Networking, You Decide

The day after an historic election seems like a good time to talk about change. I mean, come on, it’s better than killing ourselves. Some readers have already noticed something strange afoot here at Out in Left Field. More developments will be announced in the next few weeks, or perhaps even sooner, but here is a quick [...]

 
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How to be a good neighbor

Recently, my sister and I were discussing a matter of universal importance, even more important than that eternal quest for attention during football season or the ingredients of the 7-Layer Burrito at Taco Bell. I’m talking about good neighbors. Who are they? How did they get to be so good? Why don’t more of them [...]

 
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Silence is the New Black

Posted by Catherine on Apr 6, 2009 in Friends, Or Not Friends?, You Decide

Back in college, I had a good friend and we were quite close. When it became clear that we would not get romantically involved, or maybe he just tired of our platonic relationship, he said some awful things about me. All over campus, people repeated these lies. When I found out, I lost my mind. I [...]

 
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Gather Round, Girls

Posted by Catherine on Apr 3, 2009 in Friends, Or Not Friends?, You Decide

Years ago, someone gave me a birthday card that said, toward the bottom: “You are the kind of person who only asks of others what you’re willing to give yourself.” I still have that card. I would never want to behave like a hypocrite, so it meant something to me that I was viewed in [...]

 
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Is Revenge the Same as Justice? Can a Vendetta Ever Be Justified?

Posted by Catherine on Apr 2, 2009 in Friends, Or Not Friends?, You Decide

I’m just curious. Lemme tell you my story and then you decide. Check it. Three years ago, Husband had a job offer in Tampa, but took one in Colorado instead. The Colorado gig had more potential. So we paid for him to fly back and forth, dealt with separation issues, sold our house at a [...]

 
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I’ve Been Betrayed

Posted by Catherine on Apr 1, 2009 in Friends, Or Not Friends?, You Decide

And there will be hell to pay. You wait and see.

 
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Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock

Posted by Catherine on Mar 31, 2009 in Friends, Or Not Friends?, You Decide

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