animal cracker.

There were five of them in the bowl when we started, a little mid-morning snack for my daughter.  Once she Continue reading →

all things can’t be one way.

What if my life is a comedy and not a drama?  What if there truly is nothing to fear but Continue reading →

the willingness to (do what it takes to) feel better.

Here’s irony in its purest form:  believing I’m not worthy of “me time”.  My life’s been nothing but “me time”.  Continue reading →

it’s hard to watch PBS when you get HBO.

Today I’ll be breaking from my regularly scheduled metaphors and allegories to get down to what’s a lot less fluffy Continue reading →

pointing out the assholes.

This is something I am particularly good at: a skill I’ve been sharpening my entire life.  Because nobody gets remembered Continue reading →

what counts for laurels?

Action begets action. A body in motion tends to stay in motion.  And that’s all I ever needed to stop Continue reading →

feeling groovy.

Today at my new job, I worked 9 1/2 hours straight, no lunch, no snack breaks.  So my mood was Continue reading →

idle hands.

Keeping myself busy early on in the program was one of the best ways I knew to keep sober.  I Continue reading →