The skin on its body is wrinkled and cracked. Giant air pockets occupy the space between its gnarled surface and footless base, like the final, desperate gasps issued before the kiss of patisserie death. Where there should be feet gracefully skirting its extremities, there is a dark abyss of nothingness. Its very name strikes fear [...]
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September. It’s gone by quickly, no? With just days left until the first of October, I’ve been furiously brainstorming ideas for the upcoming festivities. That’s right - I love, love, love Halloween! Maybe this love for Halloween stems from the fact I stay young at heart. Or, maybe it’s because I love walking through the crunchy fall leaves. It [...]
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This past week – perhaps full of the most stress I’ve ever experienced in a seven day time period – has really put things in perspective. And the weekend, for which I’m always ever so grateful, has allowed me to step back from it all. The two-day retreat that is Saturday and Sunday has renewed [...]
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Sometimes, the largest of creatures are also the most gentle. Take, for instance, my dad. Towering at 6 feet and two inches above ground, he’s quite the human skyscraper. But he’s also quite the gentle giant; the guy couldn’t hurt a fly. He’s as laid back as one of those reclining massage chairs in Brookstone, as [...]
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If I had a dime for every time someone said, “I’m really craving [insert food here]“… …I’d be rich. And baffled. I’d be a baffled rich person with way too much change. Why would I be baffled? Because I don’t understand so-called “cravings.” In my entire life, I’ve never “craved” anything. Unless I can see, [...]
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