My So Called Life
All the random ass shit that happens. Read at your own risk.
Day-to-day dispatches from a life that is technically ordinary and somehow never boring. Work problems, relationship observations, aging indignities, boundary violations, and the occasional moment of genuine clarity that makes all the rest of it worth it. The catch-all category for everything that doesn't fit neatly anywhere else — which, honestly, describes most of real life.Desperately Seeking a Clue – Challenge Life
Parenting teenage boys is a challenge. I am struggling hard and its not for lack of trying, but at this moment in time I want to give up.
Decay of a Decade: Looking Back and Setting Better Goals
It is that time of year – the day before the New Year, time to take stock and plan ahead. In particular, it is time to evaluate the last 10 years and figure out how to better approach the years to come. I figure I can’t do much worse than I already have, what do I have to lose?
One Wild Night in the Seychelles
I’ve been doing some reflecting, it’s that time of year between Christmas and New Years when attention is drawn to dissecting the past, looking back over memories of days gone by. Sometimes I look back and have a hard time believing specific pockets of time that happened were of my life.
2020 – Hindsight and the New Year
2009: unhappy marriage, SAHM, church choir. 2019: divorced, dream job, five cats, paying my own bills. Feels like I am doing better. Room for improvement, but that's ok.
Merry Christmas to Me – the Gift of Peace
I didn't invite my mother and brother for Christmas this year. My mother tried everything to get invited. I woke up at noon and felt nothing but peace. Merry Christmas to me.
