from 4/2016 I am in my childhood bedroom about to go to sleep after having flown cross-country with my kids for a week of spring break fun, and I am struck with a profound sense of how truly fantastic life is. I lived in this town for most of my first 30 years before my … Continue reading Home

from 4/2016 Three years ago today, I retired my professional drinking jersey. I'd been drinking alcohol for many, many years and had gotten to the point that I was drinking a lot more than was healthy. I drank for many reasons: loneliness, emptiness, boredom, habit. I could give you reasons 'til the cows come home, … Continue reading Dry

There will be people who come into your life with whom you will feel an almost immediate connection or affinity. It may feel so easy that you settle right into it like you've known one another forever. It may be so unexpected that it's a little bit terrifying, and you may want to run.   … Continue reading Light Bringers

Every now and then (and sometimes more often), life is gonna hand you a hot cup o' shit.  And it might be the mug full of crap you can't just set down on the counter and walk away from. You might have to sip it for a while. You might even have to drink that … Continue reading Cup o’ Sh*t

If you are fortunate enough to find someone whose smile makes even the sunniest day brighter, whose words make your heart sing, whose touch you crave, whose simple presence calms you, whose kiss ignites a fire within you, whose heart beats in time with yours, know this: That is some serious soul groove, and loving … Continue reading Soul Groove

  Once upon a time, a heart was slashed to pieces. It was an open, bloody mess - like something Freddy Kruger and Edward Scissorhands might have played catch with - by the time it decided enough was enough and put a stop to its destruction.   As it healed, the pieces fit gingerly back … Continue reading Scars

Too many people too close to me and to the people I love are leaving this Earth too damn soon. It's making me a little introspective. And a lotta uncomfortable. And so I write.   Today's dose of the randoms: 1. What I know for sure is that I really know nothing for sure. Regardless, … Continue reading Dose of the Randoms

I was recently out shopping for new drinking glasses, and I ran into someone whose actions caused me some pain a while ago. Back then, we had both been put in an impossible situation by someone else. That impossible situation eventually warranted ceasing communication with one another.    I hadn't seen her in quite a … Continue reading Homewares & Forgiveness

I learned some things this year. I learned that feeling your pain fully allows you to move forward. I learned that the people who love you are sorry for your sadness and truly rejoice in your happiness. I learned to let go of forever and focus on now. I learned it's excruciatingly hard not to … Continue reading Lessons from 2016