“Deus escreve certo por linhas tortas“ — Saint Teresa of Avila When I was a kid, I had this habit of putting stickers on my bed. More specifically, on the wooden headboard, where I could admire them whenever I wanted. There wasn’t a lot of room, and the stickers didn’t come off without leaving a…
Category: Life
High Gear
Just ended a brutal month of nonstop commitments and responsibilities, both personal and work related, that left me no free time to do anything. I just crossed the finish line yesterday, and the natural high I’m on is difficult to put into words. I’m a free bird for the first time in weeks, and this…
A Crossroads in the Multiverse
It’s that time of year again. The time of year when we celebrate love in all its forms: romantic, familial, parental, friendly, platonic, and even pet-centric. Valentine’s Day. I’ve written about love and Valentine’s Day in different ways over the years. I definitely got a lot out of my system on the subject last year….
10 Things I Think I Think on January 24, 2026
We’re about to get slammed with a big snowstorm in my part of the world. It’s been one of those winters and you know what? I love it. Winters should be wintry. They should be freezing and have plenty of snow. They should force you to wear layers and warm coats and scarves and all…
2025 Wrapped
Here we are, my last post of 2025. Per annual tradition, it’s time to take stock of the year that was for me. My Theme for 2025: Mortality Last year was all about transition. Moving from one emotional state to another. Partnered to single. Anxious to more secure. Unconscious to conscious. Wounded to therapized and…
Zen and the Art of Maintaining Your Peace
One of my favorite Black Mirror episodes is “White Christmas”, which features the handsome and talented Jon Hamm, seen above in the nirvanic ending to Mad Men. Like every Black Mirror episode, “White Christmas” explores the impact of technology on human relationships, how it changes us and our world in ways we never anticipated. What…
The Wonderful World of Selective Empathy
As I’ve written before, I haven’t been a practicing Christian for many years. I won’t regurgitate my reasons again, but I handed in my Catholic Club membership card way back in my 30s. This doesn’t mean that I jettisoned my Christian values along with all that dogma and patriarchy, however, because I didn’t. While I…
Nonna’s House
In November 2009, my Italian grandmother died after suffering a bad fall in her apartment from which she never recovered. Because she lived in Italy and I lived in the United States, I didn’t get to see her often, but we were extremely close due to my many visits to Italy and her intermittent visits to the U.S….
10 Things I Think I Think on July 26, 2025
It’s the dog days of summer. Hot as fuck. Can barely move. No energy for a preamble. Let’s just get into it. 1. Death keeps rearing its ugly head. One of my upstairs neighbors died last week. He was one of two brothers who lived together as roommates. Don’t really know the history there. Apparently…
True Believers
There’s a type of person I’ve always been interested in. Even admired. The kind of person who believes in something so strongly that they’re willing to put everything on the line for it, including their own life. The kind of person who is willing to die for a cause. It takes courage to do that….