The wellness check answered the question. Dean was gone. I want to believe his passing was quick, painless, perhaps an aneurysm, a massive coronary while sleeping, and with the gift of a new day, Dean never woke up. A message from his sister Rebecca shared the news. I had not spoken to Dean in a … Continue reading Dean

Truth.  Suspect, unreliable, arguable, and perhaps even fake. What is the truth?  Who tells it? I believe truths often lie in the middle found on both sides of an issue, but ultimately, who decides what is true or untrue? Who decides what is fiction? Does truth need proof to be true? Whose truth is it? … Continue reading Truth

Black Brown Yellow Red Belonging everywhere Belonging nowhere Person of Color Never Enough What am I? Oh, that question again What do I look like? American I am American of course Don’t Americans look like me? Must I be something else? Is my color offensive, disturbing? Are my eyes too almond in shape? Is my … Continue reading Colored in America

Perhaps I should be ashamed, embarrassed even by the decline of my daily hygiene habit since the COVID-19 shelter in place order. At any hour of the day, I can be found in an odd get-up, my robe, a pajama top, a pair of my son’s old boxers I wear like shorts or workout clothes. … Continue reading Wash, Brush, Dress – The Things That Matter?

Seinfeld, YouTube May 12, 2020 – The Nothing Pitch Jerry – Well, what’s the show about? George – It’s about nothing. Jerry – No story? George – Nah, forget the story. Jerry – You gotta have a story. George – Who says, you gotta have a story? I’ve got nothing. It is not that my … Continue reading I’VE GOT NOTHING. REALLY.

It is Saturday, 5:15 p.m. and I lament that I do not have enough time this weekend left to do all that I need and all that I want. There is a hard distinction between my need-to, and want-to agendas, sometimes this presents a conflict. I find myself needing space. I want to write, read, … Continue reading Are you busy?

I certainly can find things to grumble about, taxes, the cost of living, the price of gas or food, politics, the rising price of avocados (the list could go on, fill in the blanks _______________, _______________), but I also have much to be grateful. Practicing gratitude quiets the grumbling, chases away the blues, brings on … Continue reading Gratitude