I’m back from vacation. Wow, am I ever boring. Did I go anywhere? No. Did I engage in any wild and crazy behavior? Not unless you count just being crazy. I definitely did that, down to my very core. I scheduled a few late-night nervous breakdowns, the kind I can’t have when I’ve got to [...]

It’s been over two years now since my last relationship of the “romantic”* variety ended. Lately I’ve been feeling like I must be slow-witted, because I was sure that two years of being single would be plenty of time to figure out… um…whatever it was I originally planned to figure out. See? I can’t even [...]

Vacation is only a few days away, and I’m flagging on the homestretch. I’m not sure how this little horsie is going to jump the last few administrivia hurdles without some vigorous lashing of the hindquarters. I considered several vacation options: the South Carolina Family Encounter, the New York City Friends Experience, and the Solitary [...]

My housemate’s cat thinks he’s in love with me right now. I don’t trust it. I think he’s just confused. He must sense that he’ll be moving soon. Lately there have been new and extra people around and that perplexes him. He’s just looking for comfort. He likes me because I let him hang out in [...]

I remember long driving trips when I was a kid. It made my stomach hurt when everybody would fight in the car but I loved it when it was four am and everybody was asleep but me and my dad. Him in the front behind the steering wheel and me way way in the way [...]