• On Avoidance

    April 6, 2025 Some of you may have noticed that there’s a lot of crap out there.  By “out there” I’m referring to everywhere we look in the mainstream-scape, and by “crap” I mean things that are stress-inducing, mass-produced, cheap, unhealthy, and seemingly unavoidable.  Still not getting the picture?   Okay, how about fast food as…

  • The Sequel to the Sequel

    March 30, 2025 Life’s hurdles will never stop.  It’s like in those terrifying Halloween movies where Mike Myers just never goes away.  The dude has been stabbed, shot, dropped, fallen and beaten countless times, but always pops up for another sequel!  For some reason, just like in life, when this happens we react with a…

  • Blue Chips

    March 23, 2025 I’ve heard from many parents and have myself experienced times when parenting just feels like a series of threats and negotiations, particularly when it comes to “disciplinary” or behavioral concerns.   This of course is usually said in jest with varying levels of truth behind it and the reason we chuckle along is…

  • Spicy Chocolate

    March 16, 2025 How often do you find yourself doing something that you know is not good for you?  Cheating on your spouse or slithering out of paying your taxes, while we know will land us in serious hot water (most of the time), are not exactly the types of behaviors to which I’m referring.  …

  • The Well

    March 9th, 2025 They say that time goes by faster the older you get.  Is this true or is it simply our perception that the more distant our memories become, the slower they went by when we were actually experiencing them?  I seem to remember summer as a kid feeling like a long weekend.   Time…