If you haven't been living under a rock or have been COMPLETELY insulated from the economy (including not bartering with others who engage in the economy) for the last year, you know we've been experiencing a bit of inflation. Even if you don't really understand what "inflation" means technically speaking, no doubt you've noticed that …
Drought
Hey y'all, it's been a minute, eh? I didn't exactly plan to take a hiatus from the blog entirely and yet it's clearly what I needed to do for the last while, says the universe. And now, the universe is telling me (by keeping me awake on the one night when I VERY INTENTIONALLY went …
The Definition of Mansplaining
I've been trying to help my parents rid themselves of the canoe that they have owned and loved for 30 years. I generally try to avoid Craigslist for this sort of thing, but after my incredibly quaint idea of printing out flyers with my name/number on tags at the bottom, strategically placed near all the …
An Open Apology to E, K, and S, and the Entire Beautiful Online Community I Unceremoniously Crashed Out of Last Friday
First of all, let me say this post is a distraction; I am a distraction. I never actually wanted anyone to read anything I have written. I'm not good enough, I'm not worthy, and the opportunity cost is too high. In other words, don't pay attention to me; there are so many more important things …
Derailed
So, folks, it has been a while. Any semblance of a writing "practice" I had built beginning at the onset of the pandemic in March 2020 has left my being due to an intense series of events that have occurred to and around me and my family in the last two months. I will admit …
How Many Different Ways are there to See the World?
This question came to me the other day and the more I consider it, the more joy and hope I feel for humanity. Back up, allow me to explain. There are a few things we run into on this planet that are constant, fixed, measurable, do not fluctuate based on time or conditions, at least …
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Dry January
Today is February 1st, the beginning of the second month of the new year 2023. So why am I writing about January now? I'm so glad you asked. I have never been a "joiner." Unlike most people I've known in my life, the way to get me to NOT do something is to tell me …
Focus Word for 2023
As the new year is now upon us and the days start to get noticeably longer (I walked the dogs until nearly 5pm this afternoon and twilight hung around until we arrived home), it is time to start moving around and seeing how the new year feels. Not unlike trying on a new favorite outfit, …
Damar Hamlin
I am not a big pro football fan. And just to be clear, I mean the NFL, the National Football League, rough-and-tumble, smashmouth, American Football. There are many reasons for this, but mostly I just didn't really grow up in a huge football household and we didn't really have a "home" team living in Southern …
Happy New Year
Ahhhhhhhhhh. Let me just begin this post with a sigh. This year my company was gracious enough to give us all the holiday gift of a week off from Christmas to New Years and even though it's now Friday night and the week is coming to a close, I have truly felt about 15% less …