Life Blog
If you get a penny for your thoughts, than I must have thousands of pennies. Read my thoughts about life, writing, and more.
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I have two nieces who are navigating the complexities of highschool. Most of us remember our teenage years as being some of the best and worst years of our lives. Hormones are raging, classes become more difficult, relationships become more complex, and adults put higher expectations on you. All of this before your brain has…
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I have a coworker who like to share obscure websites Useless, fun, and entertaining corners of the web, all but forgotten in the algorithm age. They’re little tastes of what the internet used to be, before it was monopolized by Google and polorized by social media. Glimpes of what the internet could be again, if…
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This month has been unseasonably warm. Usually by mid-December we’ve had a few snowfalls. Frost coats the car windshields each morning and temperatures drop below freezing until the end of March. But we’ve been enjoying lovely September weather this Christmas. I didn’t have much experience with the cold growing up. Living in the Texas coastal…
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I could worry less. I feel that’s the case for most people right now. Even people without pre-existing anxiety disorders are gripped by constant stress and concern: “How is the economy doing?” “Is AI going to take my job?” “What if I get laid off?” “Is the United States still a safe place for me…
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I adopted my pet when I was 24. We always had family pets growing up, but Aspasia is the first pet I can truly call mine. She came into my life when I was at my lowest, when my depression was evolving into a mixed-manic episode that would push me past the edge of sanity.…
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For the last 25 years, we have experienced non-stop “historical events”. We had short period of hope from 2010 – 2015, when it looked like things might get better. The economy finally appeared to be recovering, and the LGBTQ community finally got the rights they deserved, but the election of 2016 brought that crashing down.…
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There are ancient ruins across the street. I can see Porta Nigra from my room. As I write this, I am sitting in the open window, sipping a cup of coffee while my laundry dries in the open air. Tourists walk under the gray stone arches onto a bustling street. A scene so different from…
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I struggled, so no one else should. This shouldn’t be a controversial statement. I know how it feels to struggle physically, mentally, emotionally, and financially. Because I’ve experienced that pain, I don’t want anyone else to experience it. I don’t feel this way because I’m some sort of angel or saint– I’m far from it.…
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I’ve found that there are two types of people who take risks. The first is the person who has nothing left to lose. They have no money and no way to earn it. They have no real support and nowhere and nothing to call their own. They aren’t seeking fulfillment or experiences, but survival. But,…
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I know enough about many topics to know I’m not any expert on any. Isn’t that what the Dunning-Kruger effect is about; knowing enough to know your limitations. It’s this paradox of understanding that leaves the most ignorant among us to be the most confident in their speech, while the most educated speak in uncertainties.…
Bringing Mae Flowers 