The Start Of Something Big.

Though the news never covered it, there was an amazing, perhaps once in a lifetime, alignment of the stars in January. January 11th to be exact. It was the day I finally found a window. Yes, that window, you know the one: When God closes a door, somewhere he opens a...

It’s Puzzling.

I used to really love the Jerry Maguire movie. Sure, Tom Cruise was in it, and he could ruin just about any movie except Top Gun. The saving grace for me was really Renee Zellweger and Cuba Gooding Jr., largely because I thought Renee was a real hotty with her pouty...

The Pillage Idiot.

For years now, I have sought true love. If you’ve been reading these regularly then you already know about many of my famous fails in that regard. It’s not that I’m not lovable or don’t know how to love. I just made some really odd choices in...

Gypsies In The Palace.

For years I’ve wondered what it would be like to have more than one home. Hardly a day goes by that you don’t hear of some famous person or wealthy impresario who has purchased their umpteenth home in Hawaii, Borneo, New York City or Aspen. Bill Gates has...

The Project Car.

I have a couple friends who like projects. You know the kind. The car that awaits loving restoration, one that has perhaps seen its better days, but with a little love and tender care, can be like new. It’s a labor of love I suppose. I have never had a project...

Dr. Jekyll And Mrs. Hyde.

I had a real eyeopener in recent weeks. It seems that what I once thought was a failed marriage on my part was nothing more than an “unfortunate series of interactions.” I had been set up for failure, largely because the person I was involved with (notice...

Making Things Whole Again.

Money is pretty funny stuff when you think about it. It costs more to make a penny than a penny is worth. And a dollar, well, it’s not really worth the paper it is printed on because it’s not backed by anything of real monetary value, just a government...

Sign, Sign, Everywhere A Sign.

It’s funny how the journey that is our life contains so many signs. Some of them are warning signs, meant to convince us that a certain path is not one we want to take. Still, we like to ignore them, figuring that by shear willpower and want alone we can alter...

Stark Naked.

A funny thing happened to me a few weeks ago, something that continues to this very moment. It seems I find myself naked to the world. Well, not exactly the world in the classic sense. But a specific world that is very important to me. For the first time in as long as...

Someone I Used To Know.

Whenever I’ve had a classically disastrous breakup, I tune into a part of my playlist that is not on a regular rotation. You know the ones. The Breakup Songs. They are the songs that let you move through the pain and past the hurt, songs that speak to you and...