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.
The little flowers try to bloom, Beneath a sky of wintry gloom. Their fragile stems, so brave and bold, Stretch toward the light, defying cold. The frost, it clings with icy grip, A crystal veil on petal’s tip. They shiver softly, roots dug deep, Dreaming of spring’s warmth […]
Resilience takes many forms, but few can say they’ve been swallowed by a whale and lived to tell the tale. Yet, there was a guy—let’s call him the real-life Jonah—who recently did just that. He was diving, minding his own business, probably thinking about dinner or his to-do […]
I had a sense this day would go sideways before it even started. You know that gnawing feeling in your gut, wondering whether you should’ve just stayed home? That was me this morning. But, being a responsible adult (or at least trying to act like one), I got […]
Some moments hit you out of nowhere, in the most unexpected ways. This morning, as I prepared for the usual walk to work, my son paused to make sure I was bundled up and had the right boots to avoid slipping on the ice. His thoughtfulness struck me—here […]
Do you need a break? From what? I need a break. A break from binge-watching, doomscrolling, the endless snow, doing everyone’s laundry, gummy bears (I mean, how many can one person eat?), and my oddly comforting habit of rocking my legs back and forth. Yet, here I am, […]
Write about your first computer. It’s Super Bowl Sunday, and while the game is entertaining, what I really look forward to are the commercials. Though, I must admit, the excitement isn’t what it used to be. Remember that Apple commercial—the one that became a seismic cultural moment? I […]
There’s something about a looming snowstorm that makes us all a little strange. Today, as I waited for the forecasted flurries, I found myself caught in a mash-up of tasks and culinary experiments that didn’t quite make sense but seemed perfectly fitting for a cozy Saturday. It started […]
Why these two, though? And what does my current TV lineup say about my psyche? Let’s start with So I Married an Axe Murderer. Mike Myers plays a quirky, commitment-phobic poet who suspects his new wife might just be a serial killer. Casual, right? It’s ridiculous, irreverent, and […]
Imagine, if you will, a perfectly ordinary Tuesday disrupted by the most extraordinary of events: your beloved dog, who until now has communicated solely through tail wags, barks, and the occasional interpretive sneeze, suddenly utters a single, cryptic phrase: *“I know the truth.”* And then—silence. Not another bark, […]
What would you do if you won the lottery? We all have that dream. More or less. That dream that we have while awake toiling at some task. You could be doing the dishes, looking out the kitchen window, and for a split second, your mind wanders. All […]
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