Watch for Strange Happenings

I have a reputation for cynicism in some circles. What I call realism, others call pessimism. What I call accurate observation, others call looking on the dark side. I do tend toward caution in belief where other people can see. What most people don’t know is how much my facade, mostly in what I say…

We’re renewing our lease. This isn’t a rare event. It’s unprecedented. I don’t know how I feel about it. On one hand, I know why this is the right decision – several trips already planned for this year, paying off debt, time savings, a good location for travel along the East Coast. On the other,…

When it comes to the Goods in life, I’m not sure it gets much better than this. Throughout life, people will tell you that you shouldn’t care what anyone thinks of you. To some extent, this is some of the best advice you’ll ever receive. The thoughts of many people are governed by emotions like…

Throughout my life, I’ve been blessed – and cursed – with rather vivid dreams. I can’t qualify them as “extremely” or “extraordinarily” vivid dreams, because I don’t spend a whole lot of time in other people’s dreamscapes, but I do know that they are vivid. When I was pretty young, early elementary school-age, I had…