Attitude shapes thought. Thought shapes words. Lately I’ve just not had a lot to say, which is something I never thought I’d say. This morning I grabbed three of my favorite things: my dogs, coffee and camera, and headed down the hill to my neighbor’s garden. Here, rustic trails wind their course, shored strong, anchored, [...]

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SuzeCate at The Water Witch’s Daughter is giving away Sunshine Awards, so I went right over there and took mine. I figure I deserve it, if for nothing else, because I’m not going to sit here and complain in a long drawn and out boring post how pissed off I am at my stomach right [...]

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some place some time some one some thing always searching always trying always reaching always striving. did nothing today except be did not fade maybe even actually was.

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The next time you get one of those little sparks of a great idea and you feel yourself bursting with enthusiasm, only to notice moments later that the flame has been extinguished by that thing called logic, take a look at this video from Playing for Change. This is just one segment of a film [...]

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Something I love about moving to a new town is getting to discover all of the hidden treasures here. I have never been much of a shopper ~ haven’t been in a mall since something like 2005 ~ but this is not your usual town. There are no chain stores or restaurants within the city [...]

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Living Out Loud. (v14). Gone Fishin’. Retirement? Are you kidding me? I’ve had no less than 43 jobs in my 45 years of life. I can’t really even begin to think about something as conventional as retirement. I’ve always felt that a job should be synonymous with life’s purpose. Only I haven’t figured out that [...]

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Exactly two months ago today I landed in LA, and exactly one month ago today, I left LA. Happy anniversary to me. Before I’d even given notice at work, informed the landlord I was moving, or packed the first box, I told myself that I’d look at this as a sort of experiment, that nothing [...]

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Reading GregoryJ over at living my life, whatever yesterday, I got completely tickled at his frustrations over what he perceives as a failed attempt to write light and upbeat posts. Though I disagree with him because I thought his entry was hilarious, I empathize because I feel the same way. Pretty much every conscious effort [...]

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Today I am just not feelin’ the love. Nothing major in the overall scheme of life. Of that I am aware. Just a lot of little things that add up to a huge desire to bag it and go back to bed. I shouldn’t be surprised that I found these on my morning walk. Surely [...]

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