I am a reader. I think all good writers are also avid readers. (I am not calling myself a good writer because I read, or really even at all, I just write because I am compelled to…whether it is good or not is totally subjective…). I read a lot because…

“Don’t waste the time. Time is the final currency, man. Not money, not power — it’s time.” David Crosby. Wise words by an incredible man. But I would change it to say that time is the only currency, man. Time is the only thing that really is of value. …

Let me start with the fact that I am in shock and awe that I am up at 3 am on a Sunday. This fact should not be shocking or awe inspiring…it is happening with increasing frequency… The truth be told, I am shocked and awed by life more and…

Ok, first a little context: My friend is a great writer. She posts. She blogs. She is amazing. Yesterday she posted that she was on day three of making her bed every day. And, her post just propelled me forward. As a life long daily bedmaker, I find people who…

Not that one. Just the regular old pause. Like when you are about to say something arrogant or stupid. Or you are trying to play the big shot. Or you think that you know something but in fact, you are only guessing. …

I thought I knew how a pearl becomes a pearl. I thought, the oyster takes in some sand and it gets lodged in there. Then the oyster does its thing, and VIOLA! A pearl is formed. While I had the process correct, I was wrong about the sand. It isn’t…

Some days I just wake up and WHAM, there it is this nameless (or not nameless) fear. And I dread the day. I dread whatever I am afraid of. I just want to pull the covers over my head and skip the whole damn day. And I have done that… …

I know you know this one: “The state of being equal parts pissed off and mystified at the same time…” I think I used to be pisstified a lot. Less and less now. …

It isn’t easy. And as a drunk, it feels like it is too much of an ask. I don’t know why we as a group seem to be born with this idea that the world should change to accommodate us and our ever shifting demands and needs. But we do…