Damn You, Feelings

“Welcome to the inner workings of my mindSo dark and foul I can’t disguise,Can’t disguise.Nights like this,I become afraidOf the darkness in my heart…Hurricane” -MS MR, Hurricane This has been a crazy year. At the dawn of 2013 I declared that it would be “The Year of Not Learning.” The previous year had been kinda […]

Makeup Free-dom

“To be yourself is all that you can do, yeah to be yourself is all that you can do” -Audioslave, Be Yourself Take off all your makeup. Right now. Seriously, stop reading, get out your makeup remover (that you surely have with you at this very moment) and remove all of your makeup. What… you […]

Let Love Rule

 “Love is gentle as a rose And love can conquer any war It’s time to take a stand Brothers and sisters join hands We got to let love rule” -Lenny Kravitz, Let Love Rule There are many things that get me fired up that I could write about. And I love to write when I’m angry. It’s more satisfying […]

Foolin’ Around

 “Pick up my guitar and play, Just like yesterday, Then I’ll get on my knees and pray We don’t get fooled again.” -The Who, Won’t Get Fooled Again April Fool’s Day is a holiday I can get behind. There’s no pressure to get the perfect romantic card and chocolates or flowers (ahem, Valentine’s Day). There’s […]

The Other Shoe

“Happiness hit her like a train on a track…” -Florence and the Machine, Dog Days Are Over I have written before about being happy. And I wasn’t lying. Most of the times I am content and pretty happy. Happy is my default setting. But sometimes, behind the smile is a little sense of dread, a […]

The Good, The Bad and Making This Place Better

“In this garden They’ll be no war No racial prejudice You’ll be my brother Of any color You’ll just be okay with us We’ll live each day in peace In hope that we will one day reach The rest of the world When they are ready to be teached The kingdom will come Thy will […]

Choose Yourself Happy: My Ten Steps

“Darkness has a hunger that’s insatiable and lightness has a call that’s hard to hear” -Indigo Girls, Closer to Fine I have friends in my life who think I have lived a charmed life. I have fooled them all. My life has not been perfect. I have stuff. We all do. I have suffered my […]

My Brother By the Numbers

“Tell me how… ‘n show me now.. To understand… What makes a good man? Tell me now… Hey walk the line… Hey understand… What makes a good man?” -The Heavy, What Makes A Good Man It’s different every year. I never know what to expect. Some years it’s a day of celebrating. Some years it’s […]

Too Old To Rock? A Cautionary Tale

“Dear Mr. Fantasy play us a tune, Something to make us all happy. Do anything, take us out of this gloom, Sing a song, play guitar, make it snappy” -Traffic, Mr. Fantasy I hope I never get too old to go see live music. It’s one of my favorite things to do. The things I’ve […]

The Versatile Blogger Award

I am honored to be nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award by the awesome Part Time Monster. There is so much good karma and support in the blogging world. This has been a a surprising and pleasant side effect of my indulgence in something I love to do. I have found so many blogs that […]