A baby arrives and you’re not ready for it. Not completely. You knew she was coming, of course. You’ve had the idea of her in your mind for months. This imagined, amorphous concept of a baby, a tiny human swaddled in a white cloth blanket who smiles when you coo-coo at her, an idea pulled…
Category: Relationships
10 Things I Think I Think on May 23, 2026
Well hello there. Here I am again. Rock you like hurricane. I’m currently battling my annual spring pollen attack which exhausts me and turns my eyes to slits for a month, so I’m trying not to be more ornery than normal. Truly. Results are mixed. WTF is that photo above about? Read on. 1. I…
Beleza E Paixão No Brasil
“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…
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…
2024 Wrapped
This will be my last post of 2024, so it’s a good time to take stock of the year that was for me. I think I’ll make this a regular thing at the end of each year like Spotify does. My Theme for 2024: Transition Every book has a theme–sometimes more than one–and so it…
10 Things I Think I Think On October 24, 2024
It’s fall, my favorite time of year. There’s a nip in the air, and it’s finally jacket weather. Time to break out my favorite clothes, my best shoes, and yes, my favorite cologne. The good shit. The scents I love most that are too heavy for hot weather, but totally crush it in the cool…
10 Things I Think I Think on August 4, 2024
It’s August, the peak of my Hot Boy Summer. Last summer, I went on an Italian adventure that was accompanied by a Fool’s errand. This hot and sticky summer has been all about a return to Self and a restoration of clarity and balance in my life. Virgos need both to be happy, so this…
You Can Always Go Home Again
I just returned from a week-long vacation in New Hampshire with M. I hadn’t been home in at least two years, maybe longer. It feels strange calling New Hampshire “home” because I haven’t lived there full-time since 1992. But New Hampshire IS home to me and always will be. Why is that? Why do I…
10 Things I Think I Think on May 22, 2024
1. Wasn’t I supposed to start thinking less? Clearly this mindfulness thing is a work in progress. 2. Getting over the sudden removal of someone significant from my life is like trying to quit heroin cold turkey. The withdrawal is a serious bitch, and there’s no clear ending to it while you’re in it, so…