I’m already tired. 2025 was quite the year for most of us, and 2026 looks to be more of the same, especially if one is attending to the grotesque array of geopolitical challenges facing us. A pox on all who crave interesting times. Are we sure I’m not trapped in a COVID coma dream? Did you have “the US is collapsing into authoritarianism, warmongering, and … Continue reading Happy New Year. It’s 2026, and We’re All About Fawning.
An off-the-cuff production This has been an interesting holiday season for me. My mom died a year ago. It turns out that most of my interest in participating in Christmas is related to her. I’m not religious, and once she died, the urge to join in on the day’s festivities disappeared as well. This isn’t to say I didn’t want other people to be happy. … Continue reading Happy New Year, and All That Jazz
My son was four weeks old when the ball dropped and the century changed. I couldn’t believe that four weeks had passed already, and I couldn’t believe that here I was, age thirty, watching the dawn of a new millennium. I wasn’t much concerned with the end-of-days doomsayers. There were two types, the religious and the technical. I figured we had more to fear from … Continue reading Happy New Year.
I’m not a fan of the resolution. What’s an eating disorder if not a series of failed resolutions? Day in and day out, promises you don’t keep. Broken promises to the self are hard on the soul. I ran into the same problem with smoking. I resolved to quit thousands of times. Resolutions didn’t get me there. Not smoking anymore got me there. Rather than … Continue reading Things to accomplish in 2023 – keep moving forward.
From Famine to Feast. 