I’m somewhat obsessed with the idea of romantic love. For a while now, I’ve tried to figure out where this obsession comes from. I’ve also tried to figure out where my notions about love come from. I’m a complete sucker for it. Feeling this way causes a little bit of shame for me. This past…
GIVING CARE
Yep, it’s that time of year… sniffles and coughs, aches, grogginess, malaise. I felt it coming on Wednesday night. Now, I’m in the throes of it. Stuffed up and tired, I don’t feel like doing much. Writing will probably be a challenge. Getting out to see people will also be a bit of a challenge….
100 PUBLISHED POSTS
This morning I published my 100th post. Technically, it’s slightly higher, there are a couple I took down for editing and never put back up… I had meant to write a 100th post for my 100th post. Here’s to 101 (clinks glass). For me this is an accomplishment. I’ve never stuck to writing this consistently….
EARLY RETIREMENT
I don’t feel like going to work today. In fact, there are lots of times, I’d just as soon not go to work ever again. Life outside of work (with the proper resources) seems like it could be so much more fulfilling. I’d love to travel more. I’d love to pursue some other things (reading,…
LEARNING TO SLOW DOWN
It’s late, I’m tired, my mind isn’t as clear as I would like it to be. I will have to edit and add and delete in the morning… Tonight I went out with my friend Ali. She’s another woman I won’t date but met on a dating site. She’s from California. She has a daughter…
CLIPPINGS? 12-15-19
I’m not sure I’m up to writing tonight. I’ve been sitting at the computer since I got home… not really doing a whole lot of writing. I decided instead, I’d post a mish-mash of photos and links, and quotes and videos…. These are the things going through me and my head lately. Starting with Nick…….
NOT GETTING OVER THE HUMP
How to get over the hump….? Like lots of nights, tonight I went out to listen to music. Single guy, at the bar, lots of couples around. It’s hard to watch other couples be affectionate. It makes me think of my ex-fiancee, B, being affectionate with her new boyfriend – that kinda sucks – it’s…
SOCIAL CHAMELEON
The problem with being a social chameleon is that sometimes you don’t always have a good sense of who you really are. I’ve alluded to feeling like two very different people in and out of relationships. In a relationship, I am all about my partner, and have very little need for socializing outside of that…
STORIES OF TRIUMPH?
Tonight is one of those nights, when the subjects, not the words, won’t come. I think I’ve managed to write nearly everyday for the past month – which may be the longest I’ve kept something like this up. Of course I don’t exercise at all – I suppose something had to suffer. Some of the…
CHRISTMAS 2019 (BUT MOSTLY 2018)
It doesn’t feel like Christmas time – at least not for me, not this year. That’s ok. I’ve been wanting and not wanting to write about this for a little while now. Wanting to write because it’s on my mind. Not wanting to write because, as I was warned, the holidays would be tough. It’s…
DOING JUSTICE TO OUR COMPLEXITY
I’m slowly falling in love with reading and writing. There are days when I want to call out sick just to have time to read, write, feel, relax. After last night’s post, and this morning’s edits, I realized that I’ll have done work related networking functions four nights in a row (Sunday – Wednesday). And…
LOVE STORY
This is one of those stories, where my commentary would, at best, be a detraction from the tale. Love in the face of unimaginable suffering.