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Status: Quo Minus by F. Theresa Gillard BOSTON, MA—(Weekly Hubris)—12/6/10—Let’s pick up where we left off. (If you have no idea what I’m talking about, read previous post.) So, we’re in the taxi on our way to the Isle of Palms, which our driver, Lorenzo, informs us is about 30 minutes from Charleston’s International Airport. [...]

Status: Quo Minus by F. Theresa Gillard BOSTON, MA—(Weekly Hubris)—10/25/10—So, here I am, sitting in Boston’s Logan International Airport almost exactly one year after my last, work-related Santa Fe, New Mexico trip. (Do you remember that tale?) I’m waiting to set out on this year’s work-related trip to Isle of Palms, SC. As you know, [...]

Status: Quo Minus by F. Theresa Gillard BOSTON, MA—(Weekly Hubris)—10/11/10—This time last year, I was lamenting over the summer-less summer we’d had. Well, lo and behold, this year we have had the summer of all summers. Record humidity and heat had me wondering if we’d somehow been transported to South Carolina. Now, I’m no fan [...]

Status: Quo Minus by F. Theresa Gillard BOSTON, MA—(Weekly Hubris)—9/6/10—You know, I keep sitting around wondering where all the dead people are. Yeah, I know, they are either in limbo, heaven or hell, right? I’m a believer, meaning I believe in one supreme divine being. What I don’t get is how everyone always blames everything [...]

Status: Quo Minus by F. Theresa Gillard BOSTON, MA—(Weekly Hubris)—8/16/10—OK, I so know that I owe you, my trusty readers, a debt. I’m paying that debt in part right now. I believe that we all have a story to tell. What is your tale (in 300 words or less, says my editor)? Use the “Comments” [...]

Status: Quo Minus by F. Theresa Gillard BOSTON, MA—(Weekly Hubris)—7/26/10—If you recall, I recently lost my Xerxes, Crazy Cat, in October. If you don’t recall, you’re in trouble and in luck. Trouble: because you should have read it by now. Luck: because my homage to Xerxes is posted right here on Weekly Hubris. Go now: [...]

Status: Quo Minus by F. Theresa Gillard BOSTON, MA—(Weekly Hubris)—6/14/10—I wrote this back in 2001. My brother, Brian, and his best friend John were out in the yard talking and laughing like usual. I couldn’t hear their conversation. But, I did hear one phrase: “John’s Daddy.” Inspiration for this little tidbit: John’s Daddy’s Blue Truck [...]

Status: Quo Minus by F. Theresa Gillard BOSTON, MA—(Weekly Hubris)—5/31/10—Facebook: a place to post pics; to share (expose) your entire life and the lives of others. I’ve received many requests to join Facebook. Now come on, let’s get real here. I truly have to give it no thought at all. Those two words ‘face’ and [...]

Status: Quo Minus by F. Theresa Gillard BOSTON, MA—(Weekly Hubris)—5/17/10—So, I’ve happened upon what I believe to be an about-as-good-as-I-can-get abode. Believe me when I say that it is quite unbelievable that I consider it to be good. And, I’m gonna go a huge step further and admit that I truly believed it to be [...]

Status: Quo Minus by F. Theresa Gillard BOSTON, MA—(Weekly Hubris)—5/3/10—Your ideal job. Precisely how is that picture materializing? This may just be one of those “watch what you ask for” situations. So, be careful. An ideal-anything is tricky at best. Picture your ideal body shape. You’d probably look freakish to everyone else. I got my [...]