Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit
I first learned about the rabbit rabbit rabbit superstition at summer camp as a young teen. If it’s the first thing you say on the first day of a new month you’ll have good luck all month long. I’ve not …
Just for me
So why a blog?…revisited
5579 days ago I opened up a Blogger account and started writing; a touch over 15 years if you’re not up to thinking today. A lifetime ago, literally. The boys are no longer a preschooler and toddler but a college …
I’m not giving up
And then February finally ends and the last remaining spark of energetic hope that survived the winter somehow rekindles. This year’s spark is the dimmest in recent years, barely hanging on, a mere shadow of what it could be. February …
Why do musicians do what we do?
I stumbled across this half-written post in my drafts folder; it’s been gathering dust there for a couple years based on the concert I describe. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why do musicians do what we do? That’s something I’ve been pondering lately. We …
Gamify your self-care
Hey. You. How’re you doing? Uh-huh. Sure. How are you really doing? Have you been taking care of yourself? How have you been taking care of yourself? Maybe pause a moment or two here for a couple of slow deep …
Words Are Hard
2021 Phrasing I have a lot of conversations with myself. I mean, doesn’t everyone? Those inner dialogues that take on a life of their own? Just me? Hm. Well, at least I always have an audience. Lately the conversations have …
2020: Roses, Buds, & Thorns
The good, the okay, & the absolute worst 2020 really has been a mixed bag, hasn’t it? And by mixed bag I mean what kind of shit will it be today? Will it be just your standard dog poop smeared …
Open mouth, insert stocking
I broke one of my most deeply held personal commandments. What, that of never posting two days in a row? Because Jen, dude, we all thought you were internet dead and here you are slapping up another post while the …
All the things chaotic
You know it’s really been an out of control couple of months when “Uh, I almost burned the house down last night while you and dad slept” isn’t even in the top 100 WTF moments. Everything is fine, the house …
The Soul is Lava
I loved playing The Floor is Lava as a kid. Before you ask, yes, I have seen the new Netflix show of the same name. We got about halfway through an episode before we had to stop; it was corny …