“Dad, guess what I did.” I say holding back excitement into the phone.
“You bought a house.”
“What? No!” He does this every time, and every time I forget that he does this. My dad has been hinting at me buying a house since I graduated college in 2005.
“Dad, I changed my car tire today.”
Read MoreI stopped by my storage unit this weekend. I’m in a short term rental until this shelter-in-place is lifted and I can properly search for a new apartment in Baltimore. This rental is okay and my needs are met. I’m in Fells Point and I can walk and bike most places. But I can’t begin to describe the unsettled feeling that comes from being advised to stay home and yet not be home.
Read MoreStray bullets are no accident. Whizzing by, separating air and ripping through surface layers until they are stopped or they stop. They disrupt everyday life in the worst way imaginable, taking with them that which was never theirs to take.
Read MoreTravel is what energizes me. Nothing gives me a boost like discovering the local scene, connecting with people and finding a destination with beautiful views. Standing on high, looking down on a new vista, adds an extra thrill to the experience.
Read MoreI used to be afraid of the dark. The dark was where the monsters hid, under beds and tucked away in closets, my only refuge the warm glow of a night light beaming from the corner of a room. The light was safe. Jumping onto a stationary bike in a dark room full of strangers changed all of this.
Read MoreI saw a homeless man on the corner of Lombard and Light with a sign that read “Homeless but still Human.” And I could not look him in the eyes.
Read MoreThe fire they put between us does not provide the comforting heat that keeps us warm on cold winter nights, or on breezy evenings where there’s a quiet chill in the air.
Read MoreA drunken write up after a crazy fun night in Brazil.
Read MoreI forgot my phone on purpose today. I noticed the weather was just too damn good to not be outside, to be tied instead to a cell phone or laptop.
Read MoreI think there are shifts occurring all the time, in our rationale, in our state of being, in our beliefs, in what and who we hold on to. This comes through experience and how we make up our days here. I thought I needed so much more to get by, but I was wrong.
Read MoreI hope that as we go through this journey called life, we have the opportunity to peel back the layers and remove the masks that we’ve accumulated.
Read MoreAnd are we not all survivors? Challenged with the task of enduring, of conditioning, of flowing like water to find a new way? We saddle up, we buckle down, we push through, we are stripped away, we are made anew. Something very raw, and pure, and profound, and deep remains.
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