I have spent entirely too much time doom-scrolling through the news lately, getting stuck hard on the political section in particular. I think that for my own peace of mind and to protect myself, I need to disconnect from this behavior as much as humanly possible. Nothing gets solved by my worrying about how this…

Winter broadsided us this weekend and I have no intention of leaving the house for anything. It is currently -7, and just looking outside sends chills through your body. If there is a saving grace it is the fact that it is a bright, sunny day, and that little bit of solar power helps a…

The sickness I was describing in my last post turned out to be COVID-19 after all, as revealed by two positive tests on Friday. We both had a decent list of symptoms and had to abandon some plans we had over the weekend for the safety of the company involved. It was sad to have…

I seem to have come down with something of a bug, and after a few negative COVID tests, it’s safe to say it’s not that. There are some respiratory aspects to whatever it is, so it could also be the flu or RSV. Or it could be none of the above, and my body is…

My application to write mental health content was personally and politely declined. I received the news from a real person and thanked them for the opportunity to apply and wished them well in 2024. I appreciate seeing someone putting forth the effort to let applicants down gently, and I will continue to seek other opportunities.…

I started to write a post about the signs of winter today and realized how boring of a person I have become. The weather concerns me now, apparently. It is more about the general malaise I am beginning to feel considering the low light we are currently experiencing and I know that the shortest day…

The past couple weeks have just been jammed with activity but now as I try to recall it all I can’t. The holidays have a way of blurring almost two months of the year and this appears to be the case yet again. Add to this the fact that my aging grandmother suffered a fairly…

I had a real doozy of a dream last night and it made me want to learn more about colors so I will have a better vocabulary to describe the unbelievable scenery that my mind built. I have always found it to be a somewhat difficult task to convey colorful scenes because I have a…

I am intent on spending the entire year of 2024 in service to the artist I know is in me. Once again I can feel the bursting out of possibilities in all directions and the continued lack of responsibilities practically paving the way for free and clear exploration of these avenues. I want to take…

Just under a week until Thanksgiving, a made-up American holiday that conveniently glosses over the amount of suffering that existed during the beginning of the tradition. Like so many holidays in the modern age, it has been taken hostage by rampant consumerism and built as a way to boost sales before the end of the…