People who know me may have been wondering why I was not writing furiously about the election during the run up over the last week or the results that we know now. The fact is, I like to take my time to digest and contextualize these things myself before I consider attempting to verbalize my …
Tag: systems
If a Tree Falls…
...in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? This is a question that I probably first heard of from a close friend when we were in high school. We were in band together, though he took it much more seriously than I did, competing in solo competitions …
Rain
I haven't been counting days or anything, but I'm pretty sure it has been nearly 5 months since it has really rained in my neck of the woods. Normally, we would have had SOME rain through the summer months, but this year was dry as a bone. I have felt the thirst of the ground …
So This Thing Happened Friday Night…
As soon as I was home from walking the dogs Friday evening and layed out in the hammock until I started to feel the chill of the near-fall evening, I figured out what to do next for my free evening. Hubby's playing games with the gamers leaving me with my favorite company other than him: …
Alive, but Not Living
I'll start this post with the preface that, while I am not feeling excellent or excited to be alive these days (honestly, do I ever?), I am not suicidal and this post is not intended to be a cry for help or anything like that. I won't ever tell you how to feel or react …
Reading Makes Me Fall Asleep
About a year or more ago, I heard about a book that I became interested in called Trauma Stewardship by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky. I can't recall where I heard about this book, but it was likely mentioned in some podcast or another; I find out about a lot of cool shit from podcasts. The …
Resolution. And Incrementalism
I know in my previous post, I teased a preview of this post and, well, let's just say this is not the post you've been awaiting. After a day or two, it seems cooler heads have prevailed and the conflict I referred to has been resolved to my satisfaction. Posting anything further on my part …
Quitting
I don't like to walk away from things. My natural inclination is to stick with something (a project, an employer, a social group) until I am absolutely forced to shift away. I am loyal to a fault; once you have my attention, you will find it hard to get rid of me. And I will …
Depp-Heard – Part 2
Time and the news move fast these days and it seems this particular moment has flown by. Nobody is talking about this anymore, though it was ALL anyone was talking about less than a week ago. Though I try to be timely in my topics here, I am publishing this anyway because the message is …
Depp-Heard – Part 1
I did not watch one second of the spectacle that was the court proceeding apparently televised between these two famous people who have gotten divorced. I also, for the most part, did not really follow it on social media. So everything I have to say about this event is based on the knowledge and understanding …