Dogs.

Here’s a question I ask myself a lot, especially since moving to a predominantly rural part of the country (although with this building frenzy going on, there is less and less country every day). But by rural I don’t mean everybody lives on a farm, I mean there is a...

Why Do We Think It Should Be Easy?

I was talking with one of my nephew’s friends recently (he’s 22), and while covering the latest crazy crap going on in the world and our lives, (mainly his), it occurred to me, that we were griping about stuff as if it was completely out of the ordinary and...

Why Do We Think It Should All Be Easy?

I was talking with one of my nephew’s friends recently (he’s 22), and while discussing the latest crazy crap going on in the world and our lives, (mainly his), it occurred to me, that we were griping about stuff as if it was completely out of the ordinary, unexpected,...

Personal Responsibility & Self Improvement.

So, it seems I have a man-repelling superpower, any time I want to find out if some guy is just interested in getting into my pants or getting into my head, I throw this out there:    I love self-improvement. Works like a charm, and it’s almost humorous how quickly...

Partner Stealing.

In the last decade or so of my life, I have witnessed how immature and emotionally unintelligent people can be. There may have been huge amounts of alcohol involved. And not consumed by me. But it has shown me that there is a surprising number of conniving women and...

Routine or Rut?

It’s funny as you move through life, how things can be good and bad. Depending on your perspective on the day. One of the things I think about a lot is how things that seem to be good, like a good routine, over time, can end up feeling suffocating and like you are in...