I’m a pretty fast driver, as anyone who has had the experience of being in my passenger seat - hand tightly gripping the shit handle - would attest. Wilma, my chili red Mini Cooper, is a fast sumbitch, and when I push her into sport mode? Whew, she’s fun! It’s not that I’m in a … Continue reading Short-sighted Acceleration
I woke up in a dark hotel room, unfamiliar with my surroundings, somewhat disquieted. It was a second before I realized where I was and what I was doing. And then it hit me: I did it. I left my home behind, intent on starting a new life. I ran away. I’m on the road. … Continue reading Oxytocin Kick
It was one of those days when I found myself out of just about everything. I was squeezing the toothpaste tube best I could to get that last sticky mouthful swiped across my chompers, the shampoo bottle had been flatulent for days, farting loudly as I attempted to get enough for just one more hair … Continue reading The Universe Brought Me Q-tips
It’s been a few days since I’ve done the stupid and told the world about my upcoming hippy trip. No turning back after outing myself in my supposed fearlessness. Brave? Courageous? More like crazy and irresponsible. And while I appreciate the positive sentiments I’ve received from everyone, the truth is there are moments when my … Continue reading Fakin’ It
It’s been sometime since I’ve thrown caution to the wind and abandoned reason- even responsibility. Some may believe I did just that when I took a month away from work last year to travel the East Coast of Australia. And maybe they’re right. At a job that offers no vacation pay, and bills that still … Continue reading Trippin’ with Trixie
59. An unassuming number; Not anything that represents much more than the accumulated value of smaller increments. It's the number of times the minute and second hands on a clock are aligned within an hour. It's how many earth days there are to one on Mercury. It's the colloquial name given to the Queensboro Bridge … Continue reading 59. Hello Lamppost
That Winston Churchill guy really knew what he was talking about. Okay, I suppose this is one of his lesser "important" quotes, considering his role in the history of the world, but still! Important it is! Because not only does his wisdom speak truth about the audacity of leaving a rockin' party before the good times … Continue reading Interpretation of a Semisonic Song
Consider the life of a paper clip, an unassuming little piece of twisted steel with a heady job: to hold things together. I'd half feel sorry for the little guy, all bent up, ever working to keep things in place, its burden more askew than not at times, and often over the capacity of its … Continue reading Proverbial Office Supplies
So, turns out all of us have a story- and everyone's is different. Joy, pain, love, hurt, excitement, drama, success, struggle - collectively these things are not unique to a small fraction of the population, but rather have touched most of us in one form or another along the tightrope of life. These are pieces of … Continue reading Brain Games
And so it is Spring, and the light hangs around a bit longer, flowers begin pushing their way through the dirt, and the blue sky is making a show of the gray. Spring is the shucking off of the dark, the warming of the chill, and the blooming of the lifeless. It allows color into a dreary existence … Continue reading The Call
