I love to travel, try new foods, ingest caffeine, and watch political news coverage. A psychologist by training trying to bring a little common sense to it all.
They say good things come in threes. Well, they also say that about bad things. We basically believe in the rule of threes. If a celebrity dies, we think two more will come. Well, I am not too sure we think that. But we most certainly […]
I am a fairly optimistic person. I have had to be. It has been a coping strategy of mine since childhood. Things will get better. They have to. Or so, was my perspective. I shouldn’t say “was” as it make sit seem that I am about […]
In California, specifically the southern part, individuals are obsessed with traffic, cars in general, and referring to the highways with a definite article. Everyday we hear how “The 405” is backed up for 20 or more minutes. Numbers are a big deal here in that respect. They […]
You stand tall Wide girth Big stance Yet, you are small Small-minded Petty and a footling You may not even know what that means But it is you in a nutshell You turn on a dime You laugh a wicked belly You flop and flail If only […]
Every week I fall in love with a new song or five. And by fall in love, I mean, I discover and then listen to on repeat ad nauseam. I listen to a song for thirty minutes straight thinking that I will never tire of it. Of course, […]
I was busy all day running around prepping my house for sale. It is a huge endeavor and cannot believe I am doing this again. But I am not here to rail against the wacky, tumultuous housing market. That is for another time. I’m here, instead, to rail […]
It had been a long day. An emotional one where they had come to pay tribute and say goodbye. Her heart was still swollen. She had needed to decompress. She was deep into her nightime netflix binge when she automatically flicked something off her chest and sat up. […]
To inspire or be inspired To motivate or be motivated To lead or be led To drive or be driven Is it not all one and the same? To be alert or alerted That is a different bit To sing or be serenaded Only if the ears will […]
Today is an absolutely wonderful day. It is a glorious day. I am tickled and ecstatic. On this day ten years ago my son was born. He came into the world, bright-eyed and full of hair. He scanned the room with his big eyes and took it […]
Those were big shoes to fill But those can always be padded I carry a lingering laugh A silly nature A curious mind She wanted to be me But she is not me I can handle the fire I can handle the river No deluge put a […]
