A woman sits alone at a table. The table is in the Starbucks section of her local Barnes & Noble store. The woman is a 37-year old mother of two. Or at least I think she looks like one from my vantage point halfway across the cafe. She has that slightly overripe look that women … Continue reading The Watcher
I remember when I first discovered I liked sports. It was baseball season, 1987, and the Phillies had a pretty bad team at the time, with the notable exception of Mike Schmidt, a Philly legend to this day. However, I became obsessed with the pitchers on the team instead. I wanted to be just like … Continue reading Throwing the Rock
Situations change while people stay the same, the dreams, the fears, and the cries for help that never come. They don’t cope, they either survive or do not survive, simple as that. I almost wrote that last sentence in French but decided better of it, not for you but just a spontaneous form of art … Continue reading From the Vault: Freewrite #17 (from December, 2002)
Here’s a scenario. You’re sitting in the break room at work, reading a book that you’ve waited all morning to get into, and you’ve just gotten to an interesting part — and keep in mind you only have 10 minutes left on your lunch break — when, lo and behold, a crew of people swarm … Continue reading Doing Nothing? Oh, Just Reading.
5. “A bird in the hand is worth precisely that.” I think this means stop letting your focus waver to every little thing, and to just focus completely on whatever is the task at hand. This would be a really hard thing for people diagnosed with ADHD, although this diagnosis wasn’t around in Theodicus’ day. … Continue reading Sam’s Friday Top 5: Theodicus Sayings
Everyone has their addictions, whether or not they will admit to them. For some addictions there are groups, and 12-step programs, and interventions, but for others there is no established support system. I think it’s because most people think if you’re not addicted to alcohol, other drugs, or sexual deviance, then it can’t be something … Continue reading Hooked
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