She was my first, I was her last

Last October, I had to make the grueling decision to put my mum in hospice. My mother suffered from high blood pressure all her life since she was a about 16, which lead to strokes and caused her vascular dementia. Dementia starts off slow at first, like pushing a boulder uphill but once you reach…

2022 It’s not about you, it’s about ME!

Oh 2022, it’s January, and I’ve got no lofty goals or lists, just one thing on my mind, ME! For many years, I’ve either been in a relationship or pursuing a relationship. This is the longest time period I’ve been without a relationship that I can honestly say I’m not at all concerned about getting…

Staying Alive, Staying Alive. Why Why Why Why Staying Alive.

Good morning. I don’t know why I woke up thinking about suicide and why society feels so negatively about it but here we are, that’s the gum ball that my mind has sent me for the day. When I wake up in the morning my brain is locked and loaded and firing on all cylinders,…

American Icon: The Notorious RBG

Today, Saturday, September 19th 2020, is the first day that we sadly wake up to a world without Ruth Bader Ginsberg in it. A tiny woman in stature but not in ability or power. She’s been called a legend, a titan, a powerhouse, an icon, and an idol. She is all that and more. I…

We Will Never Forget 9/11

Today is a very somber day for ALL Americans. If you were alive on 9/11/2001 you remember with painfully sharp clarity how these events unfolded. For me, I was finishing my last year of university in Buffalo, NY and had only just returned to the U.S. that summer from a year abroad in Italy. I…

Let the Darwin Olympics Begin!

There is not a day that goes by that my social media feeds aren’t flooded with videos of Wonder Bread Warriors losing their collective ignorant shit over mask wearing. I’m just so SICK of seeing this nonsense. All of this stupidity is exhausting. Every day I wake up and think to myself “Now what 2020?!”…

The Haves: Whiny Whiny I See Your Hiney!

The Trump era has introduced us to a whole plethora of horrors we never really thought we’d be exposed to, like a President who flirts with dictatorship, hypocrisy in warp drive, and a complete untethering between people and reality.  Recently, I had what could only be described as a surreal conversation with a new friend…

Death by a Thousand Paper cuts!

Well it’s a Sunday morning a few days before my birthday and I’m doing what many people do on their birthdays before the parties are done and the cake is all eaten, I’m wondering exactly where I am in my life? Well, I just ordered a home blood pressure kit (feeling old, check). I haven’t…

Alex, I’ll take “You’re Fucked” for 500

As I perused through the morning news, I came across an advice column where a 38 year old woman was debating what to do about an unplanned pregnancy with a guy she’s been dating for only a couple of months.  When you find yourself knocked up by the guy you are having sex with and…

May the force (of love) be with you!

As I watched the news today and saw footage of the elder President Bush shaking hands and greeting visitors who came to give their respects to his beloved wife of 75 years and it broke my heart. I know he must be feeling lost without her. Sadly, I don’t think he’ll last long without his…