how to apologize well

The Art of Sucking It Up

“Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” — The most fallacious movie line in history.

My parents worked really hard to create a happy home for us kids. Part of that was that I can’t remember…

finding nobility in simple practice

And Now, the Classics…

This is an epic moment. For the first time in my life, I’m going to quote Virgil:

enjoy the mystery

“Spoilers!” — Riversong

• Rosebud is his sled.
• Bruce Willis is a ghost.
• The Titanic hits an iceberg and sinks.

Failure is Valuable Experience

Tangled Up & You

My partner made a joke about me recently, pointing out how some of the ways you write the letter “G” could look like a circular arrow. We decided if I was an old-school rancher, my brand would have been “The Confused…

a life of dignity

A Dignified About-Face

When I was a kid, we had a cat named Dignity. We named him that, Mom said, “…because he had none.” That was certainly the case as a kitten, but as he grew older, like all cats, he managed to develop a certain feline dignity. Even when…

the science of loving better

The Science of Schmoopy

Recently my partner Natasha and I were reflecting on how uncomfortable we are in our present situation.

Things are going way too well.