I’ve never been someone with an addictive personality. Alcohol? Drugs? Gambling? Sex? I can enjoy all of them in moderation without feeling a tug to use them to fulfill me. But I am dismayed by my increasingly toxic relationship to my phone, especially as it relates to social media. I’ve long said I only stayed […]
6:32 pm, before it all really fell apart We’re happy, free, confused, and lonely at the same time. ~Taylor Swift, 22 (Taylor’s Version) Taylor Swift literally saved my child’s life. I wish that was a metaphor, but it isn’t. But that particular trauma is not one we’re ready to share yet, so here’s […]
“Everything fascinates you, doesn’t it?” Jane smiled. I had just finished explaining about the myth that cracking your knuckles leads to arthritis (it doesn’t). She’s right. Everything does fascinate me. In fact, I want my tombstone to read She Was Curious. Just this week, I learned it is illegal to carry an ice cream cone […]
“A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.“ ~The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, ratified 1791 On March 26, 2023, I went to Gasoline Alley to buy some scratch -offs for my daughter’s […]
Ancient Egyptians believed Ma’at (pronounced Muh-ah), the Goddess of Balance and Order, to be the child of the Sun God, Ra, born after he rose from the waters of chaos to create the world. The 42 Laws of Ma’at are a set of divine edicts transcribed around 2925 BCE, written as a guide towards living […]
Filling in the blanks as we go… ~Taylor Swift, Cornelia Street 18 years ago, I celebrated my birthday. Well, your birthday, but my Birth Day; I honestly did the heavy lifting that day. You’ve never made anything easy. Ten days past your due date, you finally deigned to make an appearance, throwing your arms overhead […]
