When you least expect it, the tide can change — in either direction. One moment it all seems so daunting; it all seems so endless. There’s a mountain before you — maybe even an entire range — and you wonder how you’ll ever move it. Truth: It’s not meant to be moved. It’s there to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
What a week. I spent Monday in tears at the thought of having to put down my new rescue, Tucker. Red, puffy eyes gave way to a pounding headache that afternoon. At the vet that evening, I took goodbye photos of my brave, young little kitty. I was certain we were at the end. But […]
“Hold, please” is something I often say when I’m in the middle of something and someone else needs my attention. The first time I said it, I simply considered it a polite request. The other person cracked up. “Did you just tell me to hold?” In fact I did. I wasn’t sure where the humor […]
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