Sarah Hayes wrote a lovely post on brokenness, in which she insisted that hers is her own to define and understand. It fits so well with the current struggle. (Or a piece…
In vague and cryptic terms I expressed my feelings of rage and frustration at not being able to protect someone that I love and care about. I expressed that my helplessness turned…
I made a whole bunch of little projects for myself this month. Over the weekend I sat down to evaluate how I did. The scariest stuff was put off until the last…
My youngest sibling turned 19 on Saturday. It feels strange for me to say that they are 19. My baby sibling is 19. They’ve grown up and become my friend for it.…
“Not to be critical, but…” began a Facebook comment which inevitably followed with an incredibly critical comment on an article a friend shared. I care very little about the local business in…
Between the fact that I was bursting with love for The Holiday Council and my general babbling about fixing the assorted cracks and fissures in my life, I’ve been on a bit…
Today is the first anniversary of my grandfather’s passing. A year ago today we lost him for good. I don’t know how to process that any more now than I did a…
Friday was the twentieth anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake. Twenty years ago I was woken up by a dream that our house (in Northridge) was being picked up by a tow truck.…
(1) I know I’m an ass for uploading a 15 minute video. Attempting to edit this thing was something of a nightmare and I didn’t actually get to all of what was…