- So, Uhhh…There Was a Coup
January 6, 2021 started like any other morning. Breakfast, shower, work. Nothing at all out of the ordinary. Until it happened. The Invasion. These weren’t invaders from a foreign country, but invaders consisting of traitors who were home-grown in the USA. I have many feelings aboutContinue reading “So, Uhhh…There Was a Coup” - Life is Beautiful
I won’t sugar coat it. I’ve been severely depressed and incredibly anxious. That’s not hyperbole; I have major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, and the trauma of living through a period of social upheaval, political unrest, and a global pandemic where people have been dyingContinue reading “Life is Beautiful” - Why I Skipped One Week in December
When I started this blog, my goal was to post twice per week, every week. This was something I was able to do without fail for months until the week of December 7, 2020. It would be easier to say something huge and dramatic happened whichContinue reading “Why I Skipped One Week in December” - Chasing Happiness
Sometimes when I laugh really hard, especially for a prolonged period of time, I feel sad and hollow inside afterward. Its like the crash after a sugar or caffeine high. I don’t know why this happens, but when it does happen, I try to make noteContinue reading “Chasing Happiness” - A Message of Encouragement to Myself
Hi, I just wanted to start by saying that what you went through was not your fault. What he did was despicable, and reflects poorly on him and not you. You were an innocent child. I want you to know that what happened to you doesn’tContinue reading “A Message of Encouragement to Myself” - I Wrote A Parody of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18
This is an experiment in writing the opposite of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 I wasn’t going for accuracy, but for the most insult per line! I hope you all have a laugh and enjoy! Shall I compare thee to a horse’s arse? Thou art more loathsome andContinue reading “I Wrote A Parody of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18”
“Each person who ever was or is or will be has a song. It isn’t a song that anybody else wrote. It has its own melody, it has its own words. Very few people get to sing their song. Most of us fear that we cannot do it justice with our voices, or that our words are too foolish or too honest, or too odd. So people live their song instead.”
— Neil Gaiman, Anansi Boys
“Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.”
— Mary Kay Ash
