Old Versus New

A couple of things happened last week that made me really reconsider a few things I thought I knew: first, I had a bout of writer’s block and couldn’t think of anything decent to write about and second, I took a trip to CA to visit my dad and stepmother. One doesn’t have much to [...]

Be Better

By now, you’ve probably heard about the shooting in Arizona, in which a gunman open-fired on a crowd of people who had gathered to talk with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ). Six people were killed, including a nine-year-old girl who had just been elected to her school’s student council. Representative Giffords is still in critical condition [...]

Restoring My Sanity

I’m not generally an even-keeled person. I mean, I’m not crazy or mentally unstable (I think), but I tend to be emotional and often, I’m open about those emotions. At the same time, though, I have a part of me that’s quite logical, rational and analytical. It makes for an interesting back and forth in [...]