The Control Monster

The Control Monster

One of the worst roadblocks to Happiness is a person I call the Control Monster. This person’s needs for security – a constant hole in her soul that must continually be refilled – override anyone else’s needs. She, and others like her, only...
I live atop an Ant Farm

I live atop an Ant Farm

Ants have infested my space again, in fact, many of them. Ants lurking in the kitchen, in our master bath, on my writing desk. Quelle horreur! It couldn’t be that the writer (moi), who attempts to write uncanny words, viewpoints, and general tomfoolery, snacks...
De-Clutter Your Brain

De-Clutter Your Brain

To write this blog post, I had to take a moment to empty my brain. The modern era of social media, morning and night news on nearly a dozen tv channels, radio, and podcasts ad nauseam has cluttered my head. It’s an infodemic, I swear! Technology has wired us to...
A Limerick about Death and Taxes

A Limerick about Death and Taxes

Death and Taxes So, we got our taxes in on time. Having the sorting task off our backs felt sublime But, what the heck! We must write a check And that does not feel fine. Our country is trllions in debt Our check will have little impact But still, we must write We...
Remarkably Bad Travel Choices

Remarkably Bad Travel Choices

Two weeks ago my husband and I returned from a delectable cruise along the western coast of Latin America, an area our extensive travel choices hadn’t touched. For twelve days, with added nights of hotel stays in each country, we cruised between Costa  Rica and...