Clik here to view.
Pass the Salt of the Earth
I don’t want to write another piece on finding a job because, frankly, they’re a dime a dozen – not just here but all over the internet. It is no longer news and, therefore, it is no longer part of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Palin ‘10
Palin ‘10 It is midterm election season, and I’m voting Palin. By “midterm election season,” I mean, “halfway through the new season of Dancing with the Stars.” And I’m all hands on deck, letting...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bottles on the Wall
PD Photo.orgI have an old friend who almost never drops a call. Living in California, it is not unusual to have correspondence drag over the course of an evening, or several weeks. So this prompt old...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Me, Choice and Everyone Else
The older you get, the more you sound like your parents. Sure, everyone says it… everyone old that is. Of course, no one believes it. We explain the rantings of the elderly through generational lenses...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ethics
Proposition 19 did not pass in California, and no doubt a good deal of the state is disappointed. While it’s true that the legalization of marijuana would have led to an initial hooplah there is no...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Butterfly Had to Die
It hit my windshield with a bump and then, like a ballerina, hopped up, floating in front of me in a flutter before shooting into the slipstream behind my car. It must have been fate. The butterfly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chicken Pot Humble Pie
PD PhotoBeing half a history major I enjoy learning how language grouped together from the assorted odds and ends of our babbling ancestors. Let me lay one on you (for the sake of my point, seen...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Awkward Adventurer
Kindergarten, first year of middle school, freshman year, freshman year again, first year in a new town… all uncomfortable, trying experiences, and, if you are like me, undeniably awkward. I stumbled...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Beating the Birthday
PD PhotoI do not celebrate my birthday. It has been a source of annual frustration in my life. When I was a child, my family moved. From preschool to twelfth grade I attended ten schools in four...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pragmatic Dreaming – the Third Way
One of the things I love about this blog is seeing other people ponder the same dilemmas as I’m having, as a twentysomething confused about their life direction. It’s comforting to know you aren’t...
View Article
