Hey y’all. I’m super, crazy, about-to-lose-my-mind busy. So please excuse just a couple more days of my absence. I’ll be back on Wednesday for sure. In the meantime, enjoy the new header/banner/whatever you call it. And thanks to Joe and Amy for their help with it! Joe’s web site Amy’s web site

Last Thanksgiving, I went to visit my brother and his wife and their son, the cutest kid in all of creation, Jack. One night, after Jack had gone to bed, Tracey, Joe, and I were sitting in the living room watching TV. Tracey got up to get something from the kitchen and on her way […]

I have been trying to meditate for years now, but I’ve been practicing especially diligently the past few months. When I say “practicing,” I mean trying to find a place that is quiet, where my cats can’t bug me, where I’m not distracted by all of the housework or checkbook balancing I should be doing, […]

Two great things happened today, and it’s only 4 p.m. 1. At about 2:15 p.m., I heard this announcement come over the loud speaker at work, “Attention all employees: ice cream and other sunday ingredients are now available to everyone in the break room.” Apparently it’s someone’s birthday. God bless The Man. 2. The smoking […]

I started my new job today. I have so much to learn that it scares me shitless, but I think I’m gonna love it. Moving from the nonprofit world to the corporate sector is strange for many reasons. But it’s mostly great. I can’t express in mere words how much I love my new laptop, […]