ACCESSORIES

63 days...
   the vans have all gone
but the streets are still here

they cry out for justice.

Though faded from sight
forgotten from mind
we have not fallen quiet...
We see you.Moms and Dads ( Read more... )

Moving Day

The last time our family moved, it was with a 4-month old baby in tow, and much more suddenly than we’d have intended or preferred.  Minion and I had been living in a rental we initially shared together to cut expenses and get more bang for our buck - because an 1800 sqft. single family home with an attached garage and a nice big yard ( Read more... )

INFLUX

I imagine there are a lot of different reasons to get married, but I would suppose most people choose their life partner because the chemistry works, and the connection they share is special.  In my case, I chose Minion because he was exactly the opposite of everything I’d ever thought I wanted in a mate.  I hadn’t seen that coming, but I’m ( Read more... )

Waking upI received an unexpected text from a stranger the other day.  I don’t randomly give out my cell phone number, and I don’t plug it into social media outlets, so anyone who has it came by it through a channel I must have opted into, at some point.  As those communications are few and far enough between, I will give them a little leery leeway ( Read more... )

GROUNDED

This time last year I had just finished up my first week at a new contract after 18 months at 3M.  I was excited to have it, as I was returning to my roots in supply chain accounting, and to the kind of billable I’m accustomed to.  The kind that would more effectively support us ( Read more... )

DEPARTURE

There’ve been so many problems in my life that could have been solved by walking. So many cases where it was the right thing to do.  And certainly more situations than I care to admit to about which at times since I’ve wished I’d done it sooner.  But it was always a hard decision to be faced with, and never the easiest option available ( Read more... )