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.
There’s a point in the never-ending cycle of what we might loosely call “everyday life” where you just have to pause and wonder—did someone change the operating system of reality without telling us? Because it sure feels like we’re running on some beta-version software where bugs aren’t being […]
I’m going to go a bit old school on this post. A rambling, Stream of consciousness on a key phrasecand key lyric. Let’s Have fun and be nuanced. There’s a scene at the end of the latest Penguin episode that stuck with me in a way that’s hard […]
There’s a certain joy in the mundane, an art to be found in the unremarkable. I’m not talking about that worn-out metaphor of “stopping to smell the roses.” Nope. I’m talking about the quirky, often underrated pastime of people watching. Yes, people watching! That gloriously weird hobby where […]
There’s a flutter in my heart when I hear his laugh— a sound that slices through the heavy ache, the tangled knots. It doesn’t erase the pain, but it chops it down to size, lessens it just a bit, gives me a taste of hope. Laughter is a […]
There’s a saying I often hear —“Everything happens for a reason.” It’s usually delivered by well-meaning folks when you’re in the middle of a complete life upheaval and barely holding it together with caffeine and denial. At those times, it sounds more like a taunt than a comfort. […]
Halloween. The one night where you can be anything or anyone—and have an absolutely legit reason to dig through the attic, the closet, and perhaps even the cobwebbed depths of your imagination. No, I’m not talking about a midnight snacking mission for last year’s stale candy corn. I […]
What things give you energy? Being super silly and semi-silly give me energy. At times, it allows me to bring great levity. So, here we go with a tale that is a bit of silliness on a very long day. Ready? I’ve long suspected that octopuses were up […]
There’s a certain art form to receiving random texts that say everything and nothing all at once. You know, those delightful little nuggets like “nothing’s going on” or “everything’s a mess” with absolutely zero context. No explanation. Just… life served up on a platter with a side of […]
So, I just finished watching the first episode of The Penguin on Max, starring Colin Farrell, and let me just say… who knew Oswald Cobblepot would emerge as the antihero we’re oddly rooting for? Sure, he’s a slimy, murderous, and manipulative gangster, but in this new series, Farrell’s […]
What’s your all-time favorite album? As a GenXer, I’m no stranger to the beloved concept of the album—a cohesive, artistic expression that could turn an ordinary afternoon into an emotional journey. But here’s the thing: even though I grew up with albums, there’s a part of me that […]
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