Life is Full of Obstacles

You know that feeling.  Life isn’t going your way and there’s not a damn thing you can do about it. Sometimes you just have to suck it up.  Life is full of obstacles.  You can bang your head against the wall all day long and, the majority of the time, you just end up...

When Life Gives You Lemons…

People always say, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.”  Be positive, dammit, even if you have to fake it.  How can you argue with that?  Of course, that terminates the conversation right then and there.  What? What about those of us who don’t like lemonade? ...

It’s a Secret

I’ve been a reader for a long time.  I read with the expectation of entertainment or enlightenment.  I’ve been a writer for much less time, but readily acknowledge the monumental burden of these objectives. Correspondingly, there are two kinds of writers.  The first...

It’s Funny How Things Change

It’s funny how things change. Yesterday, I started a project that brought me immense joy. This morning, I continued the exact same task and it just pissed me off. I was, as they say, no longer in the mood. I was, however, in the mood to pay someone else to do it. I...