This painting is by Edward Hopper. It’s called Cape Cod Morning. I have a picture of it in my office. It reminds me not to hold back. The woman looks like she wants to take off across the field, but she’s held in her place by something. Insecurity. Everyone has it, even people that seem…
8.9, that is huge and unimaginable to me. I live in the desert and while I’ve been to a lot of places, I’ve never been anywhere long enough or at the wrong time to experience an earthquake. Thanks to iReporters I was able to watch video clips of the earthquake that hit Japan. Unbelievable and…
Drinking. People drink for a lot of reasons and while I’m sure there are a few people out there that just love the taste of alcohol, I’m guessing most of us drink because of the way it makes us feel. Drinking can “take the edge off” “loosen you up” “make you the life of the…
I have nothing to say, but it’s really past the time to post something. I’m a writer, I should have all sorts of fantastic observations about the human condition or tell a clever anecdote. My mind should be swimming with witty commentary about a current event or present an informed point of view about some…
Often times my mind begins to overflow. I am, as we all are, inundated with information whether we want it or not. Some information is good. It’s important to be informed and even entertained. But sometimes, some of the information is like knowing every word to Hello by Lionel Richie even though you hated the…
The photograph on the left is Migrant Mother by Dorthea Lange. It was taken in 1936. The photograph on the right is a publicity shot of Joan Crawford, also taken in 1936. One is a picture of a woman that looks like she works hard, she’s had…
Midlife Crisis. I’m not exactly sure what it looks like, but I don’t want one. I’m picturing some 50 year old man in a Ferrari. Do women even have midlife crises? I thought we were too smart for that. Men, sure they have them. They get older, some of them start to lose their “abilities”…
It’s cold this morning. We’ve been cruising along in the mid to high 70s and now it’s cold. I like cold weather, but this was unexpected. A surprise. “Well, isn’t this a pleasant surprise.” There’s not a grandmother alive that hasn’t uttered that phrase. Surprises, I don’t know that I’m a fan. Not that I…
I’ve been married 18 years as of last weekend. For some reason this year hit me. It just seems crazy that I’ve been married to the same man for 18 years. For a lot of people that seems perfectly normal. I mean after all you do get married to stay together forever, right? Apparently…