Nov 28Member-onlyWinter is Here — Just for TodaySo, the weather where I am currently is 29 bone chilling degrees with a “potential” high temperature of possibly 32 degrees later today. Of course the sun is out as well which always adds to the rather disorientation like feeling of “Oh, but the sun is shining, it MUST be…Life2 min readLife2 min read
Nov 27Member-onlyThe “Monday After” Blues Re: HolidaysI had a truly wonderful Thanksgiving holiday weekend as my “soul sister” drove in from Delaware to spend that time with me. I’m incredibly blessed. It always does seem to feel, though, that the days following holidays (and even vacations) can often feel a bit of a letdown though. There’s…Life2 min readLife2 min read
Nov 9Member-onlyDrugs, Druggy, Drugged in the USA“I read the news today, oh boy” … No, really, I did, just now… And as someone attempting to taper off a benzodiazepine that was prescribed for FAR too long and was told repeatedly that: “It’s totally okay to take this for the rest of your life” and “It’s not…Life2 min readLife2 min read
Nov 6Member-onlyI Connected With My Younger Self;Sometimes in life, you find yourself connecting to someone in ways that you couldn’t have imagined…something seemingly random and innocent and then there you are, or rather, there you were, transported back through the years, because you realize that you have just encountered a younger version of yourself: not an…Life6 min readLife6 min read
Oct 31Member-onlyDeciphering Predictable BehaviorsSo lately I’ve been desperately trying to understand the behavior of someone in my life. This behavior is proving to be VERY detrimental. I’ve discussed this behavior with the person in question countless times and each time I begin to feel that we have reached not only a consensus but…Life2 min readLife2 min read
Oct 30Member-only“What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” (to borrow from Raymond Carver)Love is one of those topics that I could write endlessly on. To quote from one of my very favorite contemporary writers, Jeanette Winterson: “I have stalked love with the passion of a fanatic and the stealth of a hunter.” Sometimes, I have found this love, and other times, I…Life2 min readLife2 min read
Oct 26Member-onlyLife In America — Guns Gone WildSo, as most of us know by now, all too sadly and all too predictably, there was yet another mass shooting in America. This time at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine. Yes, a bowling alley of all places. Wow. Just — wow Maine governor says 18…Life2 min readLife2 min read
Oct 25Member-onlyRepublicans Are Like “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” — Only They Don’t Grow A Heart — They Lack ThemAhh, and here it is: yet another white middle aged man apparently making a VERY important point in the picture above. It’s all SO very predictable. And I am SO very tired of it. Here’s the blurb from MSN: Republicans Openly Acknowledge Social Security And Medicare As Top Priority Targets…Life2 min readLife2 min read
Oct 23Member-only“X” The Band Was Great, “X” Formerly Known as Twitter — Not So MuchI used to have a Twitter account. I used to actually really like and even sometimes enjoy my Twitter account. I didn’t have a large number of followers, but I had cultivated some pretty amazing people who were kind enough to follow me and vice versa. But then, last month…Life4 min readLife4 min read
Oct 17Member-only“All We Ever Wanted Was Everything”October is the perfect month for playing Bauhaus music. It lends itself so well and this particular song is one of my faves. I’ve been feeling melancholy and it reminds me of how, years ago, one of my therapists and myself would have these pseduo friendly debates about the meaning…Life3 min readLife3 min read
