Today I sat down with the past, and we had a chat. I have to check in with the past from time to time. The thing about the past, though, is it doesn’t change. It doesn’t have anything new to say. It just is and always will be, and this is both sad and familiar. … Continue reading The Present

I've been sitting in front of a computer screen for days now, trying to decide what to write about, and everything I start stops. Nothing I have to say from my little corner of the Internet is coming together. It's garbage. Among the devastation of the Vegas shooting, the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico, yet … Continue reading The Best I’ve Got For Now

I woke up this morning to my daughter telling me about the Las Vegas shooting.  Another shooting. Massive casualties. And while the "thoughts and prayers" are going out in earnest, the finger-pointing has started right alongside them. Both are equally impotent in the face of this kind of depravity. No one can make sense of … Continue reading Not Again

So I made it through my 30-day detox, and I'm happy to report that I achieved what I set out to do. I'm feeling better, my skin looks pretty amazing, and my body shed a few pounds and inches as a bonus. Sometimes giving up what we think we need in our lives turns out … Continue reading Happy Fall, Y’all