One of the more horrifying memories from my elementary school years involves a kid named Darrell. He was “that boy” who liked to express his affection for girls by being obnoxious. In this case, obnoxious can be defined as kicking people, attempti…

All day long, a muscle just above my left eye has been twitching. Remember Disney’s adorable little rabbit, Thumper? Feels like I have a miniature version of that little ball of fur burrowed under my brow bone. I was convinced that everyone I talk…

A bean and cheese burrito, a quart of milk, a dark room and about ten hours of uninterrupted sleep. That was my migraine remedy when I was in college, and it was a remedy I had to seek out a few times a month. These days, the migraines are far les…

It’s easy to see the bad everywhere. All we have to do is look around — at him or her, at this situation or that situation, at what they have and we don’t, at where they’re going and we’re not. It’s easy to think that someone must live a charmed …

Before dinner this evening, I went to drinks with my BFF. Sitting behind her was a young-ish couple — they were both on the same side of the table, and they were facing me. She was blonde and of slight build, while he looked scruffy and mountaino…

One of the best things about the open road is the mind-clearing that comes from it. At least for me. On my journey, there are many indicators that I’m getting farther away from my norm. Signs that say aircraft overhead are on patrol. Increased spe…

I felt about twice my age tonight. Not wanting to go anywhere, as tends to be my usual M.O. on weekends, I decided to do something I haven’t done in a long time. I knew I had a couple of them in the house — completely new — that I bought a Chris…

Credit card companies are good at making us believe that we can get something for practically nothing. You have to use the card to get something back when, in reality, we often end up with less than we had to start with. It’s sort of like the idea…

So last night’s 11:07 post from my Blackberry never made it to Posterous. Thumbs down. I knew it was delayed, so since I was desperate for bed, I instead composed a Facebook note to meet my daily midnight deadline and posted in that manner. It had…

There are some things that you can find no words for. You hear about something or someone or someplace, and you wish there was some way to express the trillion and one thoughts that immediately flood your head. There are so many that it feels like…