• Absolute Zero

    July 27, 2025 “God, my lower back is killing me. I’m taking a ton of pain killers, which is making me drowsy, plus I’m constipated because the pain meds are interfering with my other prescriptions and the neighbor mowed his lawn at 7:30 last night!  What kind of lunatic mows the lawn at that time?”…

  • Vacation Home

    July 20, 2025 As the warm, white sand mingles with our toes, the sun glows upon our contented face and the ocean breeze gestures for us to linger just a few moments longer- sure it’s a lovely sensation, but that’s why we call it a vacation.  We know this is nice, but eventually we’re needing…

  • Start with the Groove

     July 6, 2025    Those who truly understand good music are aware that it’s all stacked upon a solid rhythm.  A songwriter might pen the lyrics or melody first and then see how they sound over a few guitar or piano chords; but even then, words that are sung need to have basic rhythmic components such…

  • Ritualistic

    June 29th, 2025 I once admitted to a friend of mine that “Eh, I don’t do rituals”, followed by “they kind of creep me out”.  While I cringe to this day at my narrowmindedness, to be fair, he had invited me to an annual ceremony in the woods above a small town in the mountains,…

  • Ingredients

    June 15, 2025 “The world is on fire, my life is bonkers busy and I’m supposed to be sitting here worrying about ‘ingredients’?”  Well, we shouldn’t really be actively worrying about anything; but all of the stupid shit that’s been making our lives ‘bonkers’, can be worrisome.   Many of the things we carry an unhealthy…