We’re in the final year of my forties and as the days roll closer to the proverbial half century mark it becomes harder to see how certain situations will be resolved amicably. People tell me that I ought to think long and hard about such things which reminds me how often advice is based upon… Continue reading An Ugly Education
Month: January 2018
Sirens In The Night
As I begin to relate the tale of how the smoke alarm woke up my son at 2 AM and how he came downstairs to check upon us I’ll share the current song playing on my headphones. It feels so very appropriate for oh so many reasons as it asks and answers questions while closing… Continue reading Sirens In The Night
Every Second I Waste Is…
I may be slow to catch on to some things but stupid is never a description that will be applied to me, unless you are describing choices or actions. Which is a long way of saying I recognize when I am being punished for what I have done and an indication of how poorly I… Continue reading Every Second I Waste Is…
The End Of The Beginning
I suspected the road might be icy and stayed vigilant but it didn’t matter because the patch I hit covered all of the lanes and physics doesn’t care about force of will or prayers. For a moment I wondered if I shared the same sense of dread as the crewman who spotted the iceberg that… Continue reading The End Of The Beginning
