Good Grief
I’ve experienced my share of loss. Most of a certain age have, and some not of such an age. It is an inevitable part of life. I’ve mourned the loss of grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends...
View ArticleThe More Things Change…
“The more things change the more they stay the same” I’m sure you’ve all heard it. I KNOW you’ve all heard it. It’s been around since the dawn of bitchin’ and moanin’. It’s been several days since...
View ArticleThe year that broke the dam
Today’s post is the anniversary post I had planned for yesterday. As is often the case, life intervened. And in retrospect, I’m glad it did. Terrified, but glad. You see, I was prepared to reflect on...
View ArticleBack on the Road
Inroads – encroachment Crossroads – decisions Dirt roads – tributaries along the way Bumpy roads – the ups and downs Detours – new direction to the same destination Roadblocks – stop or find another...
View ArticleDelusional Illusions
Growing up as I did, I had to become a master of delusion. And a master I was. I managed to convince myself I was happy, normal, thriving, even exceptional at times. But, as with everything in life, it...
View ArticleFor the Love of a Damned Good Conversation
I was working on a post this morning, having to do with the tons of fun in the sun trying to sell a house in today’s market (yeah, right), when as often happens, a short sidestep away from the center...
View ArticleHow Does Your Garden Grow
As some of you know…this has been quite a year for me A year of losing a marriage of 31 years A year of therapy and doctors and pills – (done, done, and done) A year of knowing time is short and...
View ArticleIf I Had a Hammer…and a paint brush
Hear the words….GET BACK UP by Toby Mac Tomorrow is a big day for me. I’m scared shitless. A day that requires a strength I’m not positive I have. Yet I’m committed to faking that strength if I have...
View ArticleDemon
Originally posted on kyle mew:they’re a bunch of fucking natives, and they spout all this hippie shit about self-discovery and journeys into my soul and what-not. i nod politely and agree, but just so...
View ArticleHow To Dismantle a Life
Leave a 3 decades long marriage to the only person who ever knew everything about you, but forgot you were there while he got on with his life Meet and fall in love with another, heart first, sight...
View ArticleThe Cab Ride
I arrived at the address and honked the horn. After waiting a few minutes I walked to the door and knocked. ‘Just a minute’, answered a frail, elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged...
View ArticleWhite Space and Gray Matter…
I never thought, when I began blogging, that so much of my white space would be devoted to the subject of rape and sexual assault and abuse After all, my blog is not called “50 Shades of Retribution”...
View ArticleA Day Out with Superman and Lois – Part II
For some New England states, the lack of development makes for an inconvenient truth…there is a high price for beauty. Of all the states that make up New England, Vermont pays a higher price for its...
View Article“As the Shade Spins” A tra-com-edy of dysfunction and disillusion
long ago and far far away, in the beginning of a dark and stormy night, it was love at first sight…then shit REALLY got interesting! 2014 The new year’s babe came roaring into existence dragging what...
View ArticleThe year that broke the dam
Today’s post is the anniversary post I had planned for yesterday. As is often the case, life intervened. And in retrospect, I’m glad it did. Terrified, but glad. You see, I was prepared to reflect on...
View ArticleMommy Dearest
I’ll go out on a limb here and say for most of us, being a parent is, quite literally, the hardest job we’ve ever had or ever will. And, at the same time, it’s the richest, most fulfilling, most...
View ArticleMore or Less is More of Less…only MoreSo
Civilization at the end of 2015 • Our Phones – Wireless • Cooking – Fireless • Cars – Keyless • Food – Fatless • Tires –Tubeless • Dress – Sleeveless • Youth – Jobless • Leaders – Shameless •...
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