Someone once told me that life is often filled with pendulums. You know, literally like the old-fashioned clocks? Think about it…to start the pendulum, you have to drag it to one side pretty far and when you let go, it swings just as far to the opposite side. With each swing, the span gets smaller, … Read More
Finding my voice (again?)
image from sakina08.wordpress.com I’ve been a writer of some sort for years, really since childhood. Notice I don’t call myself a good writer, just a writer. I think it’s a beauty is in the eyes of a beholder thing. Some writing styles fit different personalities, I suppose. As I grew into a strong and well-respected … Read More
Guess Skinny Will Have to Come Live with Me
This blog entry was written in November 2006 after my mom’s uncle Jimmy died. I had a special relationship with him…he was the only person who could see my imaginary cat, Skinny! One might wonder why I’m resurrecting this old blog from five years ago. Well, Skinny has never really left my thoughts but he’s … Read More
Throwback! “A different kind of independence”
I have had several blogs over the years, including one on Xanga and two on MySpace. The MySpace blogs were destroyed when I closed my account, but I retained some of the blog entries for a special project I hope to complete at some point. I plan on reposting some of those blogs from Xanga … Read More