Seriously?

There must have been a time in U.S. history when debates between presidential candidates made sense. Today — this election — is not that time.

The two major political parties have wildly differing platforms that seem largely focused on disagreeing with one another. Neither is…

Parallel Reality

The Republican presidential debate lasted for something like three hours. During this time segment, more than half a dozen well-educated and financially well-off human beings stood on a stage in front of both live audiences and millions and viewers and spit out complete and utter nonsense.

Sometimes We Have to Let Go

Anxiety has robbed me of perception. Every molehill, every bump in the road becomes a mountain, and my loved ones spend time and effort reassuring me that these mountains can be scaled or made smaller. That no problem is too large. I fight endlessly against monsters that don’t…

Remembering

I was at school when the towers fell on 9/11. As students arrived in homeroom, they crowded around the only television. Back then, there was still cable in the classrooms and we watched CNN — a news anchor was going over the first plane crashing into one of the towers. As we watched, it happened again…

Meatballs

It went something like this.

Husband: “I was actually offended by that. Like if I promised you meatballs, and at the very last moment, I told you that you weren’t getting meatballs today.”

Blank Slates

I have a confession to make. I love brand new notebooks.

The first time I open one, when it’s still fresh and the pages are empty, it’s almost like going on a little adventure. I can write anything I want, set the tone and mood of the whole notebook with the first few page. It’s…