When I entered their offices I saw her sitting at her desk staring intently at her computer screen, concentrating hard. She looked tired, drained by the world, worn down by her obligations. I was in a nonprofit that serves the homeless at a time when they're all still struggling in this down economy. Even at the best of times most nonprofit workers ( Read more... )

( Read more... )

When I was a very young boy my mother asked me why everyone always smiled at me. I replied that I just smiled at them and they smiled right back. Through the years she repeated this story back to me so I never forgot it. I've to keep that alive in myself as I get older and more jaded, so when this atheist ponders whether to say happy holidays or ( Read more... )

( Read more... )

"The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one - but still they come!"

How many of you remember Jeff Wayne's: War of the Worlds album? It featured Richard Burton speaking as the protagonist and was captivating to me when I was a boy.

Click to view

I remember it being pretty huge when I was a boy, sort of eerily captivating and felt like a ( Read more... )

I had an odd day yesterday, one of those days where people say things like, "Life/God/the universe works in mysterious ways." First, for some reason I decided to wear a t-shirt I'd not worn in quite a while. I noticed that it had some cat hair on it. Since I have not had a cat in a very long time it meant the last time I'd worn this shirt was ( Read more... )

( Read more... )

Had first accident on my bike on the drive home tonight. Minor... and no, not related to my prior post ;). A driver turned right and bashed into me as I passed them. No time to avoid them. Bashed up my left knee a bit, but at the time it felt fine. I felt fine. Adrenaline, I guess ( Read more... )

Do I make new year resolutions? No, not really. But I am in an ongoing process of trying to improve my life, in terms of health, personal projects and personal growth. So here are my ongoing goals, in no particular order, for this coming year and beyond:

1. Keep exercising, hopefully biking... though my 2 near accidents and loss of a pedal earlier ( Read more... )

People still regularly ask me how I am. It happens less and less every day because for some time now I've quite quite clearly and convincingly answered, usually with a smile, that I'm doing well, that I'm mostly healed, that I'm in a good space. People believe me, mostly because I believe me, and it's true. I feel it in my roots ( Read more... )