Internet Bard

Tell me if this scenario sounds familiar.   You’re an introvert, a person with ADD/ADHD, or in some other way someone who is put out of kilter by too much social stimulation.   You get an invitation to a social activity after work on Monday, let’s say, a party for a coworker who is leaving [...]

Well, it feels like it’s time for an update to my “Domestic Disruptions” post.   First, an apparently-necessary public service announcement: Husbands:  Just in case you were wondering, in the event that your parents decide to drop in for a three month visit, no, your wife will NOT be okay with the both of you sleeping [...]

I am still in Daytona Beach for work, and this particular morning I have had a little rare “down time” to do some of that “Self Care for Sensitive People” I’ve been talking about lately.  I got to watch the sun rise over the ocean, did a little yoga, and had the pool and whirlpool [...]

I’m writing this on a flight to Orlando for work, after re-reading a couple of chapters of Julia Cameron’s excellent The Right to Write.  I’m also feeling a bit of creative conviction.  I’ve let my mood, and personal drama, come between me and the page–something Cameron insists is the equivalent of “active creative sabotage.”   She’s [...]

This month, there will be plenty of bloggers writing about breast cancer.  With Halloween coming on, many will probably write about fear.  I doubt many will be writing about the fact that it is also Domestic Violence Awareness Month.   The thing I love about Kirtsy.com (formerly Sk*rt) is also, unfortunately, the thing I hate about [...]