In fourteen days, I will be forty. Here are forty little nuggets of knowledge I’ve picked up over the past four decades. Of course these are mine and are not intended for everyone . . . which leads to the first item on my list: Not everyone will like you, and that’s ok that’s GOOD! I don’t WANT everyone to like me because that would mean I was being who they want to see and not being myself. Authenticity is more rewarding than adulation. Revulsion is the undercurrent of both derision and pity.… Read more @40 ~ things I’ve learned and am still learning →
Dogs are better/more versatile than vacuum cleaners because there’s no need to switch to the hose attachment to get the dog to suck dead spiders off the basement floor. Dogs… Read more Some truths about dogs and floor care: →
Dear Midnight, (AKA: Mr. Bohanan, Pupperton P. Jones, and Flufferton J. Goldendoodle) You’re four and half months old and it will be difficult for you to pay attention to this… Read more Day 23: An Open Letter to Our Puppy →
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Dear New York, I ❤ you and wish I had a t-shirt to express my love with thick black text and a big red heart. Really, we all love you.… Read more Day 18: Dear New York City, 11 Things You May Not Know About The Rest of America; An Open Letter →
When I was in kindergarten there were two lactose intolerant children named Brett and Tammy. Unfortunately, I started kindergarten in 1979, when lactose intolerance was less believable than demonic possession,… Read more Day Nine: Writing to Sell – Cleaning Up Emotional Vomit →
Welcome to Day Two of my 31 day blog-a-thon! Last Friday I attended the 2013 Media Festival at Colorado State University. You can scroll down after you click that link… Read more Day Two: Juggling Art, Work and Play →
Hello friends! It is October and time to leave the craziness of September behind. I’m participating in a 31 day blog-a-thon this month, and today is the first post. I… Read more Thirty-one: Taking Requests →
Disambiguation: Onions: Vile yet mysteriously ubiquitous “food” stuff The Onion: America’s Finest News Source This letter is to the former, not the latter. Dear Onions, I don’t like you. You… Read more An Open Letter to Onions →
