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If we were honest with ourselves, we would admit that our lives are fictions, narrative yarns we spin from experiences as we see them, not necessarily as they are. We write the stories of our lives on the fly, stitching together the … Continue reading →

It’s ten minutes shy of four in the morning and I’m scrambling to prepare to drive to the airport. Mi esposa hermosa is off, in just a while, to visit her childhood friends for a two-day gathering in Charleston, South … Continue reading →

Technology is a powerful tool that, if one is not careful, can deliver an emotional roller-coaster. The capabilities delivered through technology can, if one lets them, dig holes in one’s psyche. I have a specific example in mind. The platform … Continue reading →

Last night, I posted the following statement on Facebook: People who claim they will not vote because the choices do not suit them are cowards. Their moral high ground is freakish bullshit. They have no compassion; they have an inability … Continue reading →

The oxygen is gone from the air. I am inhaling the vapors of scorched sensibilities and charred civility. A poor excuse for a man is dousing rocket fuel accelerant on every shred of decent society, and then spraying the world with a flamethrower. … Continue reading →

It was two fifty-five in the afternoon on Sunday, December 29, 2013.  I was sipping my second shot of Maker’s Mark.  That was not my usual practice.  Typically, I would not have had any Maker’s Mark, much less be on my second shot, at … Continue reading →

For some reason, I haven’t written before about organizing an open mic night. Perhaps I’ve been afraid the idea would fall through. And it could. But I’ve set the wheels in motion and I’ve made the plan public, so there’s … Continue reading →

I allow myself to live in confusion, where air becomes water and water becomes soil and soil refuses to permit one to breathe without struggling to understand and embrace chaos. I posted, earlier this evening, a rather rambling piece on … Continue reading →

A short while ago, I began watching season two of Narcos, the Netflix miniseries based on the brutal but financially wildly successful Columbian drug lord, Pablo Escobar. There’s something hideously fascinating about watching a well-acted action drama about a monstrous … Continue reading →

From time to time,  Paulo Coelho’s words come to mind: “Tears are words that need to be written.”  Each time, it occurs to me a slight deviation aligns better with my perspective:  Tears are words that must be written. Coelho’s words were written, … Continue reading →

Somehow, I managed to lose my new cell phone.  Like, it vanished into thin air. I was standing in the parking lot of the Hot Springs Village Chamber of Commerce, talking to someone about the fact that I sometimes fail … Continue reading →

I thought someone would jump right in and offer to help.  My mistake.

Texas Govenor Ann Richards frequently spoke of the etymology of politics, saying the word was from the Latin ‘poly, meaning ‘many,’ and ‘ticks,’ meaning ‘blood-sucking insects.’  That joke used to be funny. Now, it’s disgusting in its truth. Current Texas … Continue reading →

My sister-in-law is waiting for news.  Hoping for good news.  If it’s not the news she wants, it will be OK…but hoping for really good news.

I wish there were a few 40- or 50-somethings close by, guys who retired early and are looking for something to occupy their time…something like helping a newcomer refurbish his deck. I am having a hell of a time convincing … Continue reading →

This morning, I viewed, online, a series of pieces of art designed to illustrate words in other languages for which there is no word in English.  I fell in love with some of the words: Gökotta: A Swedish word meaning “to wake … Continue reading →

The next person you meet might be the one who will make every mistake, every error, every embarrassment, a prelude to perfection. Really, it’s possible.  Let yourself live in a world of possibilities.

Transitions are easy, if you just let them be.  April to May.  September to October. Carnivorousness to vegetarianism.   Asian to Hispanic.  Episcopalian to Republican.

Slow down. It is impossible to catch that rabbit or that rainbow; it’s best not to try.

I can only assume you have, as have I, given more than passing thought to how different the world would be if dogs engaged in commerce the way humans do. My curiosity about such matters runs into practical difficulties when … Continue reading →

What, exactly, is dust? Is the dust in a dust storm the same as dust in a home?  I think not. At least not entirely.  From what I’ve read, at least some portion of dust found in the house comes … Continue reading →

There’s nothing quite like a cup of coffee at four in the morning.  Unlike a simple glass of water that quenches thirst or a mug of hot chocolate that satisfies a longing for sweetness and decadence, a hot cup of … Continue reading →