Category: identity

Truth, Now Moving

For some people, the truth is not a fixed point. It’s a moving target. Today it’s over here. Tomorrow it’s somewhere across town. By Thursday, apparently, it was never there at all. And if you happen to live, work, love, or otherwise orbit someone with this particular relationship […]

The Tattoo I’ll Never Get

If you had to get a tattoo right now, what would it be and why? If I were ever to get a tattoo, it would be a crow. Crows are mischievous, smart, mysterious, a little weird, and chronically misunderstood. Honestly, I relate. But I will probably never get […]

Clear the Room: I Need Five Minutes

I’ve been watching Nashville again. I started because of Hayden’s death and that deserves its own post, but while watching, I discovered something else. Yhe power of asking everyone to leave the room. It happens constantly on this show. Usually someone important or at least someone who has […]

Don’t fly too far

My baby turned 18 today. Eighteen. And apparently, the universe has decided that the appropriate way to celebrate this milestone is to send me emails informing me that I no longer automatically have access to his medical records, his lab results, or his medical chart. Thank you, universe. […]

My Own World Records

I recently learned about Rick Charls, who in 1983 was one of five divers to successfully dive from a completely reasonable 172-foot platform at SeaWorld San Diego. You know, just casually throwing yourself off a building into a pool. His dive was particularly impressive for its difficulty and […]

Everything is 100% now

Apparently, everything is 100% now. Ask someone, “Did that seem weird to you?”“100%.” “Are you sure?”“100%.” “Did that meeting make you uncomfortable?”“100%.” “Do you think he was being passive-aggressive?”“100%.” Apparently, we have collectively abandoned the nuanced middle ground where things are maybe 62% weird or approximately 78% uncomfortable […]

Mom Is Waiting Outside

I recently read that a surprising number of Gen Zers have had a parent attend a job interview with them. The number I saw was 20%, which is still enough to make me stop and wonder whether mom is coming to the interview? I have to admit, this […]