I am at this place again I have been in many times. I am finding pain in things that used to bring me pleasure. And I am finding pleasure in things that used to bring me pain. I will use this as an example: The gym. I used to avoid…

No, I am not writing about that again…well, except I am. I figured out this morning that scrolling through real estate websites, looking for “the place” gives me the exact same feeling that online dating did. Replete with opportunities, endless possibilities and a great amount of lost causes. What became…

My ducks have never been in a row. In fact, I don’t know where those fuckers are most of the time. And when I say that, I mean that literally — I have had ducks in the past and they have pretty much done what they want, when they want…

I never knew my cats would be fans of Salt N Pepa. Really, it kinda threw me last night when Seamus turned on the apple home pod and began rocking out to this 80s gem. I would have thought him a more Nirvana type or maybe classic rock. Or even…

Well, this could be the title of my autobiography… I have always loved flea markets, swap meeting, garage sales, open air markets. There is something so old world about it all. All these old items, brought forward and presented in new ways. I just love the creativeness of it all…

Evolving Intimacy I guess that is what we are all working on. A level of comfort with being vulnerable with others. Working on ourselves, challenging ourselves to grow and deepen our connection and intimacy with others. It is terrifying really. But at the very same time, there appear to be…

I think people should come with warning labels. Alerting the rest of us about your idiosyncrasies that are most likely to cause us heartbreak and pain. I think this would do a great deal to assist the development of kinder, more gentle human relations. And they could be changeable warning…

Have you ever felt it? There is almost nothing better. I said almost… I have always been a runner. In all the usual ways: away from things that scare me, towards things that are bad for me and then actual miles on pavement or treadmill. There have been times that…

There is a parallel here, I just know it. I just turned 54 and this turning, this advancement in years, made me think of all the excesses I have had in my life. And that made me think about Studio 54 and all its excesses and celebrity past. And this…