Good Riddance to 2022
Gene Glotzer Photo by Matt Hoffman on Unsplash 2022 was not my best year. Most significantly, I had a major depressive episode that it took me months to crawl out of. That…
I Just Don’t Care
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash I woke up to the headline that the House of Representatives are releasing six years' worth of Trump's tax returns. Am I the only…
Listening to Records
Photo by Adrian Korte on Unsplash My kid is at a friend's house, so I spent the afternoon listening to records. I listened to The Rolling Stones' 12" single of…
Paying Patients?
Photo by Ibrahim Boran on Unsplash I read an article in Psychology Today called "Paying Patients Improves Mental Health Treatment Engagement". It made a convincing case that monetary incentives would…
Following
Photo by Vinicius "amnx" Amano on Unsplash I just got home from band practice. I play bass in Kermit the Band. My brother plays guitar, and two friends are on…
Layla
About three weeks ago, my brother got me a used vinyl copy of Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek and the Dominoes. It's the original 1970 pressing and…
Is Santa Getting Lazy?
Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash The past two Christmases I've noticed something. It's not really a big deal, just a little odd. This is only the past two years,…
Cold
Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash It was cold today. Six degrees Fahrenheit when I first went out this morning. I even wore a jacket. I haven't worn a jacket…
Our Tree Is Finally Up
Photo by kevin turcios on Unsplash It's late on Christmas Eve Eve and we just got our tree up. We should have done it earlier but just haven't had the…
Sad-Sack
Photo by charlesdeluvio on Unsplash I got some really bad news today. No one died or anything like that, but it was enough to ruin my day and maybe my…