(Originally written February 2026) Rain recently made it into the cast of a musical being put on by an illustrious local community theatre. This is VERY exciting. For me. It is also very exciting for her. But this post is totally about me. I am swimming, deep diving, doing the butterfly forward and backward in SWEET RELIEF. Because who did …
(Originally written December 2025) For years I thought I didn’t like Christmas. Or the holidays. Nay. I gloried and reveled in not liking Christmas and the holidays. As people hustled …
(Originally written November 2025) For the past decade, my most favorite famous stranger in the world has been spoken word poet Andrea Gibson. Aside from a brief obsession with Top …
(Originally written November 2025) When I was young my family was rich. Not super-rich like the Kardashians—or almost everyone in the beach town of The Summer I Turned Pretty—but regular …
(Originally written September 2025) I recently finished reading Elizabeth Gilbert’s new book, All the Way to the River. Did I not go to bed three times in a row because …
(Originally written September 2025) Hi Everyone, My output has been a little quieter than I intended it to be. When I declared on July 13th that many things would be …
(Originally written in July 2025) You may have heard about my incredible cold shower habit acquired over a mere seven years. Yes, an elixir of vitality, a panacea to every …
(Originally Written June 2025) STEP ONE: Leap up from the couch with an overwhelming need to obtain a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu within one year. Attach all of your …