After 20 yearsI don’t have itin me anymoreto not love youmore than my lifemore than mankindmore than any lifebut yours. You have saved meso many timesfrom myselfI’m pretty sureyou hold the mortgageon […]
To Michele on our 20th anniversary
Jane is gone
My mother could be … difficult. She and I never had a real relationship. Mainly she was this woman I knew who gave birth to me and our main bond, from my […]
Today in online dating: a sociopath explains why her feelings matter and yours don’t
There are lots of bad people doing bad things in their online dating lives. This woman is doing the very worst. Yesterday was the third anniversary of my first date with my […]
Labor Day 2018: Jeff Bezos wants you to STFU about work/life balance!
How happy and energized are you after working 15+ hours/day several months in a row? Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world with an estimated personal worth of $165 […]
Supergirl on the Fourth of July did not fly away
Superheroes have childhoods too, you know… You can be anything in America, and anything can be you. To even put the costume on you have to believe somewhere in even the smallest […]
Life sucks sometimes, and I am grateful
“I am going to die today,” I thought to myself, “and I don’t really care.” For many people happiness stands on a pedestal, while other emotions fall far below. But danger lies […]
The gift of recovery – moving beyond ‘I’m sorry’
When we recover, we feel compelled to seek forgiveness. We ask our loved ones to help us for many reasons – a ride home from the eye doctor, a home-cooked meal after […]
Anti-abomination platform political capital goldmine for abominations
Whatever can be said for or against previous administrations, it is hard to contemplate the current administration under Trump without also considering the issue of…sexual immorality, of abomination. We’ve got a president […]
The women march on
I used to work with her. She called me recently to ask how I’d gotten disability for the injuries I suffered in an abusive marriage. She had similar injuries, received the same […]
A bitter son’s reflections on Fathers Day
I envy those of you with great fathers more than you will ever know. It’s Father’s Day. In the past I have reposted my story on the day my father died. It’s […]
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