Sometimes when we are in town, and always on Fridays, we go to this great coffee place called Lux. It’s hard to describe Lux, but it’s kitschy and cool and mismatched, it all comes together and the energy is pretty special. On Friday’s they have a DJ that has a grey foo man choo. He’s…
“Managing expectations” Last week at work I received an email with this phrase. It was the person’s way of telling me I was expecting too much and she wanted to make sure she was “managing expectations”. In normal speak this means, “you are not going to get what you want, so get a grip and…
I fell on Friday. I’ve been hiking Piestewa Peak (Squaw Peak) for almost a year. I hike the summit trail and it’s taken me a long time to get up to speed. When I first started my knees really hurt on the decent so I wore straps on my knees. Eventually I built up my…
It seems that Brazil nuts help with anxiety and citrus is good for stress, according to Dr. Oz. I’m not a Dr. Oz follower, but at the same time when I’ve seen a snippet of him on television, or read an article, I like him. I should say, I like what he has to say…
I don’t need a gun. I mean, it’s not really a right I feel passionately about which sounds odd because I should feel passionately about all my rights. Once one right is taken away, we are always told, that leads to a slippery slope and before we know it all rights are gone and it’s…
I did not know who Chet Baker was until yesterday. I think I may have heard his name before, it is a unique name, but I couldn’t tell you who he was or what he did. I’m pretty sure every jazz fan, or anyone really acquainted with music for that matter, just hit the floor.…
The whole “Life is a Journey, not a Destination” business is really starting to grate on me. I’m beginning to feel like I’m on a really long road trip and every time I feel like I’m close to one of the destinations, I realize the map is wrong, or upside down, or in a…
Maggie needed three Book Sox (visual aid above). Material book covers in fancy colors, some of them have photo pockets and new this year…scratch and sniff cloth book covers. Someone like me sees that and thinks, “Won’t that get all dirty and nasty if people are always scratching it?” Anyway, I went to Office Max…
Hold on, hold on to yourself…this is gonna hurt like hell. Her lyrics are so pure that they actually pull at my soul some times. This is one of those songs and her voice is perfect. Enjoy. That’s all from the laundry room. Breathe.