Turning the Inner Critic into an Encouraging Guide
This post is an experiment to get more creativity out of my day. I’ve written this to show two voices that are a part of my writing process. The first, in black, is the inner creator. The …
Happy Valentine's Day, Mom and Dad
My parents met each other on St. Valentine’s day, 1962. They met at a bar in the San Fernando Valley. My mom was there to meet a date. She was then a 34-year-old divorced mother of four who …
The Holiday This Country Needs
I’m calling for a new holiday tradition. I think young children should get dressed up, like they often do at Easter, fill paper bags with candy, and go with their parents to nursing homes to …
Obama for President
I saw a sticker on a pick-up truck yesterday with the word Clinton on it. The “C” in Clinton was in the shape of a hammer and sickle, insinuating that Bill Clinton or Hilary or both are …
Trusting the Method
After I got out of the shower yesterday, I curled my arm to look at the size of my bicep. It had been a while since I had done this. I was impressed. It looked noticeably larger than the last time I …
“Showers Likely All Day And Tonight As Well"
That was the weather forecast on my clock radio alarm this morning. He could have just said, “Expect constant rain.” I expected this. I’ve known for a while that January is a …
The Year I Learned to Let Go
This is how I would sum up 2007. It was the year I learned to let go. 2006, in contrast, was the year I held on. I clung to the memory of Wendy and the ideas we had for our future. I clutched at my …
My Firefox Extensions
I use Firefox. One of the reasons why I use it is that I can use all manor of extensions—tiny helper programs—that people create on their own time to improve the functionality of the Internet …
On Commitment
I’ve been doing a lot over the last several weeks. I’ve been adding new commitments one by one to get ready for a return to the world. In that time, I realize that I’ve left off …
Losing Keys Off the Chain
I have trouble watching baseball on TV. It seems like such a time suck. I feel guilty, so I often try to do other things while the game is on. The other day, I used the time to defrag my key chain. …