To close out 2023 in a memorable fashion, our HVAC stopped working. No heat. No AC. Just an error code on our thermostat. The repair guy...

There are very few things that give me faith in humanity. One of those is watching people run a marathon. This is because there are...

Do you remember when George Bush pontificated about Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) being stockpiled in Iraq? It turned out, this was...

“Are you fucking kidding me?” This is what I asked the puppy this morning. He was not kidding me, fucking or otherwise. I thought I...

Well. Here we are. Thanksgiving eve. Every year at this time I say that it cannot possibly be this time of year. And here we are, again,...

In late September, before I drew the tower card from the tarot deck and before my world continued to tilt on its 2023 axis, I signed up...

I have an annual cry-fest. Normal people, I’m coming to realize, have a good cry more routinely. Maybe a few minutes and then, they feel...

It finally stopped raining and we’re left with a cool, waterlogged day. The ground is like an over saturated sponge. I’d schlepped an...

This week, work tilted on its axis a bit in that unexpected way that all work (& life) inevitably does & I was left with a new boss and...

Yesterday, while we were at a brewpub, Andrea caught sight of herself in the bathroom mirror where her gray hair, winking at her from...

Lately, I’m particularly interested in old photographs. These tend to turn up for sale online or at antique shops. Recently, I purchased...

This week was the first week in many where when you opened the door to your air conditioned home, the outside air that greeted you was...

Our local Target store has been busy lately. Very. We made the mistake of trying to go to Target the same weekend as kids were moving...

Sometimes, we Smiths (as in Andrea and me) get a little morose. I don’t think we’re depressed - maybe just overly realistic and too in...

Lately, the poem I Carry Your Heart with Me by E. E. Cummings is bouncing around in my head. It’s a love poem, but I have been thinking...

I saw a meme this week that said something like, “is it anxiety or intuition?” This week, it may have been a combo of both. This happens...

I began yesterday slipping in soggy dog shit. In an effort not to fall backwards, I began falling forward and grabbed the branch of a...

This week was one the left me questioning my abilities and resilience. It had me admiring others who I’ve seen lead with resilience. What...

The book, Are You My Mother? is a children’s book that was published in 1960. It’s a story about a hatchling bird whose mother, thinking...

Andrea and I rolled out of Illinois this morning. We had originally booked the Airbnb rental through tomorrow but had decided to head...