I have not written a blog in so long. I hope I remember how to do it. I got talking to a friend last night via text message all because of a misunderstood text I’d sent a week earlier. We managed to figure out what I meant, and then she proceeded to open up to… Continue reading January 19, 2021

And just like that, it was autumn. There were a couple of nights last week I was able to sleep with the windows open and the A/C off, but by mid-morning, if i wasn’t already out of the house, it was getting a little too warm to be comfortable. But, just in time for today,… Continue reading September 22, 2020

A friend of mine sent me a message the other day, mention she had read my blog from April 5th and some of the thoughts in it had helped her with all of the chaos that is going on in the world around us. I decided to reread it, to see what I had said,… Continue reading July 15, 2020

I don’t think I am special or different in how I am handling this situation. I have stated before, and I still believe, that we are each individual. No matter how much alike we may be with another person – same job, same city, similar backgrounds, similar home life, etc. – we are all our… Continue reading April 5, 2020

I left the bar this afternoon, and the sun was setting perfectly over the roof of the casino. The sky was full of cotton candy clouds, and the street, with the palms moving briskly and the staid traffic lights not yet on, made for a picture that would sell a million vacations. I almost took… Continue reading February 24 2020

Lisa Simpson tells us that, in the Chinese language, they have the same word for both “crisis” and “opportunity. Her father then tells us that word is “Crisitunity.” I don’t speak any of the Chinese dialects, so I can’t tell you if that is true or not, although I’m willing to bet even if it… Continue reading February 18 2020

In his short time in the public eye, as a reticent voice of a generation, Kurt Cobain railed against the celebrity and fame he had achieved. As a snot nosed, wet behind the ears, full of himself young actor convinced I was going to be the next big thing, I dismissed his opinion by saying… Continue reading February 14 2020

I was sitting at my dining room table the other day when I looked down and saw a Cheerio on the floor. It got me to thinking how long it had been since I had Cheerios, which led me to think that maybe it was time I cleaned my house. That is, for better or… Continue reading February 11 2020