On the spectrum
Act I: I recently hosted a social event at my house. I noticed, with some dread, a familiar name on the attendee list. It was a person I’d met at… Read more »
Tag: about me
Reframing
This morning, Melody and I did the first half of our official “open water dives” as part of getting our scuba certification. As we drove to the dive shop, I… Read more »
Assuming Responsibility
On the first day of the Canadian Roadtrip Part Une this year, Melody looked over at me with a big grin and said, “We’re going on an Adventure! Are you… Read more »
Memphis, day 2
Memphis, day 2 The previous night, we didn’t get to sleep until after midnight, and so we enjoyed a leisurely morning and slept in. We finally emerged for lunch with… Read more »
Memphis, day 1
Here I am, back in the city of my youth, for a brief five day visit. Ostensibly, the trip is for the wedding of my niece, but primarily I’m here… Read more »
Haunted
Yesterday was a hard day, the sort of day where I was haunted by mags at every turn. It seems like I can put together a string of days where… Read more »
Ch-ch-changes
Maybe everyone saw this coming except me, but mags and I finally ended our relationship in December. We had been having a rough time for some months, but were making… Read more »
2014
2014 has been… a year. I managed to do some things that I’m really happy about: Started (and finished) a series of hikes that covered all 80+ miles of trails… Read more »
A better me
The start of 2014 felt like one old-man injury after another; my low back would be sore, or I’d have a crick in my neck, or a sore shoulder. Nothing… Read more »
Lying and Hiding
I’ve been spending a lot of time lately, thinking about deceit in relationships. If you’ve read my previous post, you know why. Lying was a significant part of my parent’s… Read more »