So last night I went to my physical therapy appointment, and my PT dude put some new moves on me. While he was working on my shoulder, he manipulated a few vertebrae that ended up significantly reducing some tension in my arm. I had no idea it had…

I don’t mean to seem 76 instead of 36, but sometimes I play a game in the evenings. It’s a game in which I see how early I can get to bed. Tonight is one of those nights. After work I went to my shoulder physical therapy, checked in on my honeymoo…

Every morning on my way to work, there’s a stretch of Beach Boulevard that draws birds from miles. These winged creatures, mostly pigeons, find the wide swath of grass that is littered daily with what looks like many loaves of bread. The birds are…

Two friends walk towards a bar, but before they can go inside, they’re stopped by a man preaching. Nope, not the start of a joke. It’s a true story, and it happened this evening. I guess that’s what we get for going to a bar on a Sunday. It wasn’t…

In 27 Dresses, cynical Kevin and perennial bridesmaid Jane realize they have something in common: each likes to turn to look at the groom when everyone else turns to look at the bride as she makes her entrance. My brother got married this evening,…

It’s that time of year again. Sign-spinners stand on street corners, catching the attention of passersby. I’m sure some also manage to cause an accident or two. Liberty Tax Service employs one of these sign-spinners near my office; it’s amusing to…

I’m a sucker for inspirational quotes. For the most part, I enjoy them. I try to live by them. They lift me up, they bolster my spirit and they keep me going. Sometimes, though, I can’t help but want to poke holes in them. And for as much as I thi…

I remember it like it was yesterday. Nobody had ever been powerful enough to stop my world, but he was. And he did. I’d heard before about the infamous and much elusive “time stood still” thing; I wondered what it would be like, and if it would ev…

I’ve never been frilly, never been that into pink. But I had a fairly lengthy Barbie phase, which then turned into a My Little Pony phase — ponies, that is. Ponies with chopped off tails. I tried to groom them, tried to make them less prone to be…

Some people come into our lives and we immediately know why. Others are there for reasons we don’t yet know. The starring roles are the easiest to figure out. A best friend gets us through hard times, gives us a shoulder to lean on, an ear to bend…