L. D. Parker

I’ve been having the most entertaining conversation with a group of friends over the subject of Man Laws, and like most entertaining conversations, it got me thinking and writing. I should put a big old disclaimer here in the beginning: The following Conversation speaks in VERY broad generalizations. It may be construed as offensive to women, sexist and just overall in poor taste. My response? If you don’t like it, if you are easily offended, don’t read it. If it offends yo

Once again I find myself returning to the subject of inanimate loss…mostly. I say mostly because this time is actually a combination of losing a material item, as well as a bit of a sense of security. On Sunday, my car was broken into. Sad, tragic, yes. Of course the part of it that absolutely disgusts me is WHERE my car was at the time. Where you ask? The parking lot…of…a…church. I mean, come on criminal people. While sure, unattended cars are generally fair game for c

I have said before that I am blessed with some of the most amazing friends in the world, and days like today really remind me of just how true that is. For the last couple of days I have been up in New York City for a work function—for my “paying” job. I like NYC. It’s a great city. I would like it even better though if I could manage to get my act together enough to visit JUST for pleasure instead of always around work. Unfortunately, going up there carries with it certa

Have you ever just reached a point with something where you decide you’ve had enough? You just don’t feel like fighting or struggling anymore? You are just *so* completely tired and worn with the effort and exertion of trying to achieve something that you decide you’re done? That’s where I am at the moment. Disclaimer: To all of my arm-chair psychoanalysts out there, no this is not some kind of a cry for help. There is no need to raise any kind of an alarm. I am not going

I have often commented on the fact that I have truly amazing people in my life. What I don’t think I’ve discussed before is how they have some of the world’s most impeccable timing. I can always count on them to be there for me, even when I don’t fully realize I even need them to be. For example, last weekend I was having a bit of a rough time. A series of things were just going wrong in my world, leading to a great deal of self-doubt. I found myself somewhat neurotically