Family Ties
Did you know I’m divorced? I know, scandalous! Oh, wait, no it actually makes me almost “normal”. Ugh—not really a demographic I ever...
Technology = Crack
There is nothing in the world like a loss of your technological capabilities to make you realize that you are completely addicted to it. ...
Uncomfortable Conversations
I believe I have just found my arch-nemesis. It has arrived not in the form of an axe-wielding, crazed Lumber Jill. Nor a flesh-starved...
It’s Not That You’re Wrong…It’s Just That I’m Right
Have you ever entered a spirited debate with someone—ok, an argument—and just left it unsatisfied because you think that person really...
Confronting Crazy People
“Into each life some rain must fall…” Wadsworth had that right. What he didn’t warn me was that my rain would not be water, but Crazy...
Somebody is a Slacker…But a Perfect Slacker
Oh wait, that’s me. It has been over two months since my last conversation with myself. I suppose it is a conversation with the world,...
Patience
We’ve all heard the saying “Patience is a virtue.” Well, whenever I hear someone say that, my immediate thought is “Too bad I’m not...
Obsession vs Dedication
Where do you draw the very fine line between being dedicated to something you’re doing and being obsessed with it? As a writer, that...
Speaking Out
I’ve never really been one to keep my opinions to myself, but I’ve also never been someone who goes out and protests or demonstrates. ...
Independence
As we enter this holiday weekend full of celebrations of Americana, fireworks, and the best invention ever—grilled food—I pause to look...