It occurred to me today that there are a lot of people|places|things|events from my past that would make a reasonably good name for a band. So without further ado, here is my list of Awesome Band Names Based on Actual Stuff from my Past
Locke gets buried, Sawyer gets blitzed, Smokey goes spelunking, Hurley leads Jack, Kate seeks Claire, and Claire becomes Michael Myers. In the ALT, everyone is way more well-adjusted than they’ve ever been in our reality.
This morning, my commute was interrupted by a man who was considering jumping off a bridge.
I would like to be able to say that I don’t understand that.
The truth is, I understand it all too well.
There is a point at which you have passed your own personal pain threshold, and the hits just keep on [...]
You live out of your history. It tells you who you are. Which is why change is so very hard. But sometimes in life, you reach the point where it becomes necessary. So as hard as it is, you do it. You do a new story into being.
The thing about change is, you can’t really predict how it will ripple outwards. Sometimes you get what you need. All that you need. Even some stuff you didn’t really want.
Next week, I’m going to start a new feature: Fiction Fridays. I’ll be posting a short fiction piece for your reading enjoyment. Or not, if you don’t find it particularly enjoyable. But I’m going to enjoy writing them, and it’s my blog, so that’s the really important thing, right?
My son is moving into that phase where he’s going to be making more serious choices. I worry I haven’t done enough to give him what he needs to fashion a reasonably mature adult out of himself. Because quite frankly? It’s been way too recently that I figured out how to do that myself.
Imagine my surprise today, when I checked to see if anyone new was linking to my ramblings here, to discover that Liz Strauss has declared me a successful and outstanding blogger.
It’s now the middle of January, officially. Which means that we’re about 6 weeks from the beginning of March. Which, equinoxes and solstices notwithstanding, is pretty much the unofficial beginning of spring.
Six weeks is enough time to make a change in your life and see a noticeable difference. It’s enough time to believe that the [...]
I”ve been wandering around the internet a lot more lately. Which is hardly surprising, considering my job. The surprising thing is, I’m not doing this in my role as a “social media professional” (or whatever the acceptable-job-title-of-the-week is right now). Instead, I’ve started looking for my virtual tribe as a person again.
You may have noticed [...]
