I went to the grocery store today to stock up on frozen veggies, and as I was looking over the selection, an elderly man shuffled towards me down the aisle. He was carrying an empty grocery basket while talking on his cell phone, and I could hear …

This evening I found myself reflecting on the people around me whose hearts are brave, and who repeatedly give love a chance time and time again. And because they do, many have found it. I think each of us has a stack of relationships and related …

Remember the scene from When Harry Met Sally when Meg Ryan says to Billy Crystal during her pity party for one, “And I’m going to be 40!” “When?” he asks. “Someday,” she says. “In eight years!” he reminds her. Yesterday was BFF’s birthday, and he …

The woman who works at my dry cleaning place is really nice. We make small talk whenever I stop by, and she knows most of her customers’ last names without having to ask. She works hard, logs some long hours, seems to want to make the best life sh…

(Totally going to have Whitesnake in my head the rest of the night, btw.) I plopped down on the couch tonight with my tiny, personal lemon pie and got cozy as I prepared to read… …wait for it… …my new Nutrisystem resource guide. Yep, I was…

I can’t remember how I came across it, but I was recently reading about synesthesia. It’s difficult to put into my own words, so I’ll use a stolen (borrowed?) explanation: “Synesthesia is a neurological condition in which stimulation of one sensor…

I went to Starbucks earlier this afternoon and as I was walking back to my car, I noticed a tiny gnat headed right for my noggin as it was about a foot or so in front of me. I assumed it would try to avoid collision, but I didn’t see it peel off. …

A few years ago, my then-guitar teacher and I were having a conversation about what type of musician we considered ourselves. He asked me if I ever considered myself a singer, and I emphatically said no. He asked me why. “I dunno, I just never rea…

I can’t win. On weeknights when all I want to do is get to bed at a decent hour for maximum sleepage, I fail miserably. And on nights when I don’t have anything I need to be up early for the next day, it’s not uncommon for me to hit the hay by 9:3…

A color. A fragrant, bushy plant. A smart person. But wait! It’s also an adjective. Sage [ˈsāj ]. Adjective. 1. Wise through reflection and experience. If there was any guarantee I could get away with making my body a canvas for tattoos the way Ni…