I’m checking in regularly with a friend of mine who’s on a tough, life-changing, emotional ride right now. The best… Read more Inertia: standstill or flat out
Tag: acknowledgement
The year I turned 18
I ran across the blogfest “The Year I Turned 18” the other day. I stopped to think a minute then… Read more The year I turned 18
A little dandelion wine is good for the soul
“I want to feel all there is to feel, he thought. Let me feel tired, now, let me feel tired.… Read more A little dandelion wine is good for the soul
Ah, sweet Dennis the Menace
Over the past six months, I’ve been watching my Chinese Crested dog, Dennis the Menace, begin the process of dying.… Read more Ah, sweet Dennis the Menace
Of kittens and toads
I was surfing the other day (the web, of course) and ran across that popular photo of a ginger kitten,… Read more Of kittens and toads
Lessons my Prius is teaching me
While driving to work today and trying to coax my little Toyota Prius to flip from 46.5 to 46.6 miles… Read more Lessons my Prius is teaching me
We all fall down sometimes
So I’m in my doctor’s office and there’s this song playing softly in the waiting room. The verse worms its… Read more We all fall down sometimes
Less Is So Obviously More
Charlie and I were invited to our friend Ralph’s house the other day for dinner. Honestly, I’d had a rough… Read more Less Is So Obviously More
Even in Sorrow, Life Must Be Joyous
Funerals have a very unique purpose, don’t they? Not only do they let you pay homage to someone who’s no… Read more Even in Sorrow, Life Must Be Joyous
Changed for Good; Changed for the Better
In the Broadway musical Wicked, we’re treated to a slice of life in the Land of Oz … long before… Read more Changed for Good; Changed for the Better