It has taken me a few months to process a lot of the milestone events of this Seriously Terrible Year. Never before have I felt like every newspaper and every television report have just continuously whacked me across the face with some sickening report about man’s inhumanity to man. Truthfully, it has been impossible to keep up with all of the ( Read more... )

Hello world. I know I haven’t posted a whole heck of a lot lately. Truthfully, I needed to just step away from it all for a while. I’ve had a lot going on in my life (mostly good, but busy nonetheless), and online stress was giving me a headache. Why online stress? Well… yah… you see, I’ve been suffering a terrible plight as of late. I’ve had ( Read more... )

For the past few weeks, I have been a wee bit of a mess. My right knee has been flaring up like a futher-mucker (I will ALWAYS curse that f&cking cement barn floor at Pennsic all those years ago for destroying me!), and I have had to drastically cut down on any kind of work-out. I’ve felt tired, had less energy, less concentration, and been ( Read more... )

I figured that might get your attention ( Read more... )

In Eastern philosophy and religion, the bodhisattva Quan Yin (or Guan Yin or Kwan Yin, etc.), is designated as the Goddess or human(ish) personification of compassion and serenity. While she may be depicted in many ways, I find myself particularly drawn to the rendition of Kwan Yin standing peacefully, while slowly pouring water from a Jade vase ( Read more... )

On this, the first Monday after the most shocking and unexpected Presidential election in my lifetime, I feel like I’ve been through an emotional ringer.  No, the results did not go the way I had wanted or expected.  And I think I’ve gone through all five stages of grief.  Having done that, I have a polite and respectful message not only to Mr. ( Read more... )

Man, yesterday was a rough day for so many reasons.  Super Tuesday, for me, was anything but super.  I had been looking forward to a night of celebration.  By the end, I felt like I was lying in a fetal position in a dark alley, rolling around in mud and my own blood after a brutal mugging and beating.  How did this happen, America?  And before ( Read more... )

I have never felt so powerless and absolutely TERRIFIED in my entire life ( Read more... )

“You’re my other half ( Read more... )

As we all suffer together through this particularly painful election season, one of the few things that we can all agree upon is the fact that this has got to be one of the most contentious and particularly ugly Presidential campaigns that any of us can remember.  (It’s all HIS fault!  It’s all HER fault!  It’s all THEIR fault!  Etc ( Read more... )