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FLOCK OF SEAGULLS

FLOCK OF SEAGULLS Avery! Avery! AVERY! The impatient mom stood there, primary color buckets and shovels in hand, bathing suit tucked under army gre...

DOUBLE M OR PLASTIC B

DOUBLE M OR PLASTIC B The toggling between observation and judgment is a cautionary one. Sitting on the beach on a cool March morning praying for t...

THE PRIVILEGE OF HEALTH

THE PRIVILEGE OF HEALTH ME: Grandpa, do you want to go lie down for a bit? (he had been falling asleep at the table after finishing breakfast this ...

GETTING FREAKED OUT

GETTING FREAKED OUT Watching Black Mirror last night, I noted that the last three episodes have had this creepy theme of consciousness transfer. Th...

ROOMFUL OF HOTFLASHES

ROOMFUL OF HOTFLASHES Walking into PPAC also known as the Providence Performing Arts Center in Providence, RI Wednesday night was like being plante...

RIDING A BIKE

RIDING A BIKE “It’s probably a lot like riding a bike,” my partner said to me when he heard the news. One of my employees was out sick during this ...

CLAPS AND RECOGNITION

CLAPS AND RECOGNITION The irony does not go unnoticed that just yesterday I wrote about the life changing effects of Alanon in the course of my lif...

NOT ALWAYS ME

NOT ALWAYS ME I learned many life-changing concepts from attending Alanon meetings over my last thirty years as an in and out participant. One of t...

EVERYTHING IS CHANGING

EVERYTHING IS CHANGING “Would you like some hot tea?” I asked a client yesterday. “No thanks, I am already too hot,” she replied and not in a way m...

NO PHOTOS PLEASE

NO PHOTOS PLEASE The day started off as a rainy damp Wednesday. After spending a good portion of it inside the house not feeling myself, a walk in ...

PEACE AT THE GYM

PEACE AT THE GYM When I first started seriously working out almost ten years ago, I couldn’t stand it, but I also was smart enough to know that the...

QUEST FOR COMPLETE ORDER

QUEST FOR COMPLETE ORDER Going on week eight of no alcohol and week seven of no shopping has created this room in my life for new ideas and a profo...