home again, home again.

This being Easter, tomorrow’s back to ordinary time.  Back to work on Monday for the normals.  I work out of Continue reading →

a square and a rhombus walk into a bar…

There are two separate admissions in Step One.  Two Truths.  One comes before the dash, one after.  And they can Continue reading →

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 →

just for today I will be happy. Honest.

Truth in a tiny lamination.  A portrait-oriented, business card-sized bookmark I received at a meeting by someone handing them out.  Continue reading →

good henchman.

It all comes down to this simple self-knowledge:  don’t tell me what to do.  I don’t appreciate being ordered around.  Continue reading →

every day is garbage day.

The more defensive I am, the more I keep to myself.  The more my reactions lean toward the knee-jerk variety, Continue reading →

the cost of inflation.

Things can be as big or as small as I choose to make them.  Lately, I’ve been choosing to go Continue reading →

blowing out the engine.

I’m not going anywhere or doing anything, but that doesn’t stop me from revving myself up like a kid in Continue reading →