I’ve Lost That Christmas Spirit

Or maybe I found it. Most folks probably know I've been out of work for the majority of this year, and that hasn't changed. I had some promising interviews with Large Company that will not be named, but has so far come to nothing, so I'm still looking. Not sure if they're ghosting me, or …

COVID-19 and Corporate Life

I hope you're all doing well out there. I haven't been moved to write a blog post in a very long time, but the topic of this post keeps coming into my line-of-sight and I have a few thoughts on it. For most of my adult life, I have been a cube dweller in Corporate …

Thoughts on Mortality

Decks pictured (clockwise from top left) Bohemian Gothic, Sacred Rose, Arcus Arcanum, Starchild, Tarot of Prague, Wild Unknown, Sun and Moon, Wildwood, Alexander Daniloff; center - Alchemists Oracle: Connected and Free, Celestial Stick Figures I'm inspired to put some thoughts down by a video Katey Flowers posted on YouTube of her year with the "Death" …

Non-conformist Introvert

  This is so much on my mind right now. As some know, I was laid off from my job back in March. I took it pretty well, this being the third time now I’ve been through this. I knew the struggle to find a new job awaited me, but deep down inside somewhere I …

Driving with Jane Austen

What? Among the many weird and off-the-wall things that cross my mind, I often play a mental game when I drive. It goes something like this: I pretend Jane Austen is riding shotgun with me, and I get to explain to her the workings of the automobile, traffic, commuting, and we discuss the improvements in …

The Definition of Stress

Remember that old joke: Stress - (n.) The confusion created when the mind overrides the body's basic desire to choke the living shit out of some asshole who desperately needs it.   Well, my stress is partly that, but partly this: When the desire to live on your own terms is subsumed by the demands …

September Sunshine

Just posting this so in the dark, gloomy days ahead I can look back and remember there really was sun and warmth here.This is a "painting effect" that the camera does. Kind of fun to play with. Morning clouds Leaves, painted and unpainted

More on The Grump

Because I just want to throw things every time I think about this. Since I've known Carol, she has had pretty long hair, most of the way down her back. Although I didn't think this was a particularly good look for her at her age, it was none of my business and never said anything. …

Breathing

Too many...ellipses...in your manuscript...make characters sound...breathy and...asthmatic... — Rhonda Helms (@RHelmsBooks) October 16, 2013

Survival Mode

So here we are, the last week of November, with that-holiday-that-shall-not-be-named right around the corner. Here comes the panic, and the racing around, and the fretting over money we can't really afford to spend, and 'To-Do' lists growing exponentially even though time is speeding up. Yeah, I really look forward to the holidays. I gave …