I think I just used up about four of my nine lives on Sunday. Without being accused of being melodramatic, it was the closest to death I’ve ever been. I woke up around 6:30 a.m. because I heard a really loud diesel truck idling outside, which is unusual around here. …

Yesterday’s bizarre event gives a whole new meaning to dumpster diving. Driving home from a few errands, I was about a block away when I noticed a GIGANTIC truck blocking the street, backing a GIGANTIC dumpster into someone’s driveway. I first thought to myself, “I wonder who’s getting some work…

Shana tovah! Rosh Hashanah is one of Judaism’s holiest days. It’s also a powerful new moon, which enhances the overall spirituality of this holiday. Meaning “head of the year” or “first of the year,” Rosh Hashanah — the Jewish new year — marks the creation of the world. It also marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days leading up to Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement. As is the custom with all new years, it’s a time to reflect on the past and how we can improve in the future.

How, It only takes One precious little soul To light the way For so many of us, to see A Little Poem by Athey Thompson A true artist, Athey Thompson strips language down to what is most moving and emotional, at least for me. There is abundant beauty in its…

I woke up this morning to a glorious blood-red sky. It was about 6:30 or so, and I realized what day it was. This was about the same time, twenty-two years ago, that I had taken my first sip of coffee and turned on the news to learn that the…

The mournful song of my little dove reminded me of a poem by Becky Hemsley. She walked along the pathway And she hadn’t walked for long When she met a little bird Who sang a melancholy song She listened for a moment To his sad, enchanting sound And she asked him why he sang his song When…

It was a serious deja vu moment for us; me and Angel Boy 2.0 playing endless games of Candyland in the exact same location that MY mom used to play endless games of Candyland with the original Angel Boy. They played so often — marathon sessions — that the first…

Thalassophile: One who loves the sea. That would definitely be ME. I love all bodies of water; oceans, lakes, waterfalls, creeks, and ponds. I need vitamin SEA! Thalassophile is derived from the Greek word thalassa which means sea, and the word ‘phile or philos,’ a person fond of something specific. …

With August’s second full blue moon emerging in a few days and Mercury in retrograde until September 15, the Universe has essentially strapped us into a cosmic rollercoaster and I’m feeling it. This is so ME. I have a history of driving to meet someone, park, and simply sit in…