****this blog post was inspired and brought to you by last a close friend's wedding just this past weekend...so yea- true story**** ever see those groups of drunk off their ass women congregate in the center of a dance floor? each either casually carries a bottle of the most trendy of beers or a fancy... Continue Reading →

you wake one morning feeling finey-fine. and then casually - maybe somewhere around midday you're spontaneously not feeling finey-fine. in fact you outright do not feel well. Maybe it's just a bad cold - right? So you go home- drink 27 cups of scalding hot tea still shivering while you wait 'til tomorrow' to see... Continue Reading →

It's said- 'do what you love'. sadly that's not always possible because things get in the way. things like life. and responsibilities and families. and bills. andandandandandand....... then life sometimes evolves into a series of needing to versus wanting to. until the dreams you had slowly evaporate in a low simmer on the backburner. but... Continue Reading →

I keep a bunch of happy internal mementos stored in my brain-safely tucked away. They're for days when I'm feeling a sort of low... ....which is what brings me here today. right now there's everything and nothing that gets me down social injustices pandemics uncertainties of the country's future.... y'know stuff like that that's what... Continue Reading →

Three things I remember most about my father are his wicked sense of humor- his difficulty to express his emotions -understandable- coming from generation where people didn't openly say how they feel. For him to expose his sensibilities was awkward and he'd characteristically disguise his discomfort with a joke. Lastly, he was wildly famous for... Continue Reading →

a few days ago I was talking and reminiscing with a friend about the long lost good old days. yep we talked... ...well not talked talked -but instead did the kind of talking where your fingers speak a voice through the magic of technology. the conversation began typical to most: hi. hi- how are you?... Continue Reading →

The story goes- sometime in the 1920's american novelist Ernest Hemingway - while sitting at table with other equally famous writers -birthed the concept of sudden or flash fiction when he declared he could write a story consisting of six words only. And as legend further has it - his idea was worth $10.00 and... Continue Reading →

yes fiendship- that was no typo. over the course of the last year my social media feed has amplified the 'if you support this (political figure) or that (political figure) unfriend me. we are not friends.' please note when it comes to these kinds of threats...uh.... I mean promises- I am not referring to any... Continue Reading →

Hello, how are you ? Okay formalities done-I have a few things to say to you. but before I do I'd like to preface by saying I am by no means a huge television watcher- movies yes but network series no- not really- at least not with any regularity. so when I commit to watching... Continue Reading →