I attended the most lovely, sweet and generous Irish wake memorial yesterday for the most lovely, sweet and generous of people, KJ Donoghue.
Memorials, while sad for the life lost, can be extraordinary for…
I went to Love Burn, a pseudo-Burning Man regional event in Miami, this past weekend.
The event had never called to me before, and I was on the fence about it this year. But…
A friend posted on FB earlier this evening about how tough it can be to quit smoking. It most certainly can be, though I had a set of experiences, some 20 years ago,…
We met at a party. It was my party .. well, one I was co-hosting with my friend CJ at his beautiful, waterfront property in Annapolis. It was an odd-interesting-weird party in that…
Decades back in a chapter of my life lived long ago, our family was visiting my father's parents in the San Diego area. Escondido to be specific, though I'm not sure that's a…
There was a time--a very specific time--in my life when I almost became a drug dealer's lackey.
Spoiler alert: I didn't, but how I found myself facing this decision -- to be, or not…
Back, back, back in the days of early cable internet and faster-than-dial-up connection--and almost a decade before YouTube--I came across this animated, creative, delightful and giggle-inducing version of Gloria Gaynor's amazing song, I…
And then there's that morning where you're headed off to a wedding, and you were hoping (really hoping) the dark grape, winter-ish outfit you were planning to wear would work; but then you…
If ever you think you're having a bad day, remember this young woman and how her life changed in one instant -- and over the course of a year and one day in…
Their loss, my gain. (Sorry, Ryan.)
I made a bunch of food to bring to a birthday party this weekend, and I'd put some time and effort into doing so (marinated mushrooms with chopped…
Both of my parents are life-long learners. Well, my dad is a "was" because he passed/died/went on to whatever next step his Soul and Consciousness needed, and my mom is an "is" because…
On my way to my mother's house earlier today to join up with her and my brother for Christmas dinner, I was nearing the exit I needed to take when I found myself…