Software update

Software update I was playing on my phone first thing this morning (before doing morning pages, or meditating, or cold-plunging, or writing this) typically a recipe for a crap day BUT! I got a notice on my phone that it was due for a software update. I followed the...

When same ain’t safe

When same ain’t safe When I was 8 I got stung by a bee. My friends and I were playing ‘kick the can’ in the alley between our houses, and after the can-kicker tagged me, I was sitting around waiting for the next game to start when, “Ow. OW! Owie,...

Dog poop and personal achievement

Dog poop and personal achievement Dog poop and personal achievement? Oh, they’re related, ye of little faith. Check it out… So, I had this dog once. A big dog. Who took commensurately big dukers all over my back yard. During the warmer months I’d pick it up on the...

Don’t just do something, sit there!

Don’t just do something, sit there! My favorite Jack Handey bit on SNL was the one where the dad and young son are walking on the beach when it starts to rain: SON: Daddy, why is it raining?DAD: Because God is crying.SON: Why is God crying?DAD: Must be something...

Hey! Watch me kick my own ass.

Hey! Watch me kick my own ass.   Oof. I blew it. I mean I really, really, ROYALLY screwed up. I missed my best friend’s dad’s funeral. Why? I forgot. Ugh. Can you even? I sure as hell can’t even. I have been properly flogging myself for days. And because that has...

Self-Love & Collateral Damage

Self-Love & Collateral Damage   Sometimes you have to pick yourself. And sometimes that means hurting other people. As an Enneagram 8 (a “rugged individualist”), I’m used to that. I don’t WANT to hurt other people. I don’t look forward to it. I don’t like...