Strange evening. A last-minute business trip is on the horizon for tomorrow, so I took advantage of some same-day dry cleaning to be able to look presentable. When I swung into the strip mall tonight to pick up my clothing, I immediately noticed two things: a shady-looking character loitering by the dry cleaners’ doors, and […]
They say you won’t believe them. They say they’re the window to the soul. They say some hold a twinkle. They say they’re all on you. The eyes are often the subject of phrases and sayings, but we’ve also been known to say that we can’t believe them. Why? They seem to otherwise be so […]
Truth be told, I’ve wondered now and again how long it would take me to miss a day of Thanky writing. Going into this weekend, I didn’t see it coming. Last night was that night, however. Woops. I went to bed early-ish, but woke up at some point and only then realized my flub. Unsure […]
Tonight is one of those nights when I feel like I have nothing to say. And yet, don’t we always have something tumbling around in our heads? There’s a lot tumbling around in mine. Money, diet, future, exercise, travel, errands, pets, work, chores, bills…the fact that I need to generate a blog post. By midnight. […]
With the exception of two medications he’s finishing up and a couple more follow-up visits to the vet, my formerly über sick feline, Tucker, is healthy, home and back to normal. What a ride his illness was. One of his medications is a small pill, while the other is a liquid administered via dropper. When […]
Once upon a time, I was shopping my student portfolio around a few agencies. I went to college in the Midwest at a school that isn’t known as being a hothouse of creativity. My copywriting “skills” were self-taught, and anyone who looked at my book could see that. I could see that. I reached out […]
You know that line that’s often printed on a box or tape? It signals to others that there’s fragile, sometimes highly valuable cargo inside. Handle with care. We heed its warning and treat the items accordingly. We protect them, guard them and can’t wait to show them off or display them with pride. Breakable. We […]
Fourteen floors above the streets of Huntington Beach, I walked over to the window around 4:45 to check on the traffic below. It was immediately apparent that something was wrong. Across the street, a woman was yelling at a man who was walking away. There was no shortage of F-bombs from her, and the tirade […]
You know that feeling you get when you’re aware of what you need to do, but taking that first step seems impossible? Come here. It’s somewhat of a paralyzing sensation. Your path is clear as day. You know what the outcome will be if you do it, but something keeps you in idle. You know […]
I find it interesting that a species which invented the telephone is seemingly so opposed to using it these days. There’s no shortage of people who prefer to text, email or chat — the latter in a digital sense, of course. Some may call these three things signs of progress, and while they are, companies […]
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