I was watching Victim/Suspect, a documentary about people who reported sexual assaults and then found themselves accused of filing false police reports. The police would announce that the alleged victim was being charged with making a false report, as though the mere existence of a charge settled the […]
I saw a quote on LinkedIn the other day that stopped me mid-scroll. “I can’t believe what you say because I see what you do.” Which is a polite, professional way of saying: Sir, the math is not mathing. And it struck me how profoundly true this feels […]
There’s something about the ridiculousness of lies that sometimes makes them amusing—especially when they spiral into the absurd. Case in point: Tony’s memorable line to Abby on NCIS, “You don’t bowl with nuns. I should have seen that coming.” I laughed, not just because it’s outlandish, but because […]
It seems that everywhere I turn, I’m confronting a lie. Misinformation. Masking of reality. Some people talk real fast to push through what is not true. Some spin a hundred and one stories to keep you from digging deeper. Let me tell you something. Just straightforward. We are […]
Maya Angelou: “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” Believe people when they show you they are a grifter. And, remember, grifters are going to grift. You shouldn’t expect otherwise. Don’t be scandalized. Stop the grift. Don’t change, shame, or blame. Grifters won’t […]
I know that there are times in which I have stared at someone in utter disbelief. I have been stunned into silence, at times, when people demonstrably have no shame. I was thinking about that today as I watched my dog dig right into the garbage bag in […]
Don’t you just wish you were robot who could declare all things are winnable. Or, I suppose that by standards set by the television show One Day at a Time, one can take things do slowly and arrive at a winning position . However, imagine being able to […]
It’s buried deep inside Truth is hell Broken to smithereens Everything is so torn Can’t stop now In a state of mind Picking it up Everything has changed Sorry babe Promise me, promise me It’s all in the past now No guilt, no tears, no stickiness And just […]
Sometimes distrust can make you paranoid. Ok. Let’s step it back. Distrust can lead to an overreactive imagination. Lies from the past make you doubt a present reality. You seek out breadcrumbs and kernels of lies. Any piece of paper. Every misplaced word. Every effusive, detailed answer. They […]
It’s ok to be a phony as long as it’s authentic. As a society we have come to terms with such a sentiment. Now, we not only think about authenticity, but also falsehoods and lies. In that same vein, we are now asking that if you do lie, […]
