…Like No One’s Watching

Dancing alone is fun. When no one is watching, the plague of self-consciousness is tamed — you’re free to express yourself however you feel. Pretending as though no …

Broken

Homelessness — and drug use among that community — is rising at an alarming rate. It’s always been a “big city” problem. Apparently, I now live in a …

25,000 Words

Four months into 2024 and this is the longest I’ve committed to any kind of daily practice. I run most days, practice yoga and go to the gym …

Stupid Titles and Forgetfulness

Since starting the daily blog practice, I’ve tossed out dozens of blank drafts. Some of them might have been good. The biggest problem with posting daily is the fear that I …

Crunch

Media tends to depict car accidents as a smash. That is, of course, when Hollywood doesn’t make the vehicles explode in stunningly unrealistic fireballs. And while I’ve never …

Distracted

I often have a hard time focusing on one thing at a time. Multitasking is my default – though not by conscious choice. I know full well that …

Adaptation

Humans are great at adapting. It doesn’t take long to become comfortable in a new school or workplace. When travelling, you can get into the flow of a strange new …

EV Hippies

Electric vehicles are good for the environment, and this is why people drive them. Not exactly. True, they don’t run on gas. But they still require energy and, …

No Clients

I often find myself sitting on the fence between pleasure and anxiety. This morning I sipped my coffee in an unusually pleasant mood. After going through my notes for the day, I realized …

Bandwidth

We all have limited bandwidth. There’s only so much we can handle at any given time. And when we start to reach our limit, the quality of our …