Read more about the article The Last Goodbye
Kiss by the Hotel de Ville Paris 1950 - Robert Doisneau (I don't know if they're saying goodbye here but who cares, this pic is awesome)

The Last Goodbye

I came across this meme the other day:   Photo from Cheezburger.com Yeah, I had to stop for a second too.  Wow.  You never know when anything you do with…

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Read more about the article Roll the Tape – A Theory on Death
Photo by Anika De Klerk on Unsplash

Roll the Tape – A Theory on Death

Death sounds terrible doesn’t it?  Just the word itself sounds so harsh, so low-base, like the deepest-voiced opera singer (apparently called an Oktavist - who knew?).  Hey, you and I…

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Read more about the article Death by Drowning – Coincidence or Fate?
Matthew Perry RIP

Death by Drowning – Coincidence or Fate?

Driving home from work tonight I heard on the radio that Matthew Perry died.  For those who live under a rock or who are under the age of 30, he…

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Read more about the article It Would Be Sadder if It Wasn’t Sad
yeah, I've used this pic before, but when I think of sad things, I think of the squonk

It Would Be Sadder if It Wasn’t Sad

So tonight I went with a friend to a birthday party for a woman who worked at my friend’s old job, a hospice center.  Apparently I met the birthday girl…

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Read more about the article It’s Complicated
Rubik's cube = complicated (Photo by 7AV 7AV on Unsplash)

It’s Complicated

No, I’m not talking about a Facebook relationship status (though that would accurately describe pretty much all the romantic relationships I’ve had in my life). I’m talking about the term…

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What if You Died at 45?

Watching Bohemian Rhapsody tonight, again. It's a movie about the band Queen for those living under a rock.  The lead singer, Freddy Mercury, died in 1991 at 45 years old. …

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Float in Your Boat

Not sure what to write about.  Hopeless Tomatoes has risen to one of my all time favorite things I’ve ever written so kinda hard to top that.


I could write about the Ester Hicks quotes I’ve been reading lately about vibrations and energy.  Yeah, deep, existential shit but I’m deep and existential I guess.  I had a good conversation with a co-worker about that kinda stuff on Sunday.  I have nothing else at the moment so maybe I should expand on that.  

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Moab, UT - 2019

Sit Around the Fire

In follow up to Tuna Fish and Doritos, I heard this song in yoga class the other day.  So fitting: “Sit Around the Fire” by Jon Hopkins Beyond all polarities…

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Look no hands! Trying to keep my balance while ziplining at Spring Mountain years ago

Balance

So there’s a tropical storm here today, August 5, 2020.  (Yeah yeah, I know it’s December now, but I started this writing in August and since I’m the best procrastinator…

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Read more about the article The Suffering – Perspectives from a Suicide Survivor
Candle lighting ceremony I was graciously invited to by my friend who worked at this amazing place at the time to honor our loved one who left The Suffering. A giant thank you to my friend for including me.

The Suffering – Perspectives from a Suicide Survivor

We’re all in it, the Suffering.  That’s what I’ve named this thing called the human experience.  Sounds awful right?  It’s not.  The Suffering is a gift, a wonderful gift. And…

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Read more about the article Soulmates
Moab, UT - camping with a soulmate, my sister

Soulmates

How do you know when you've found your soulmate?  Everyone says this:  so and so is my soulmate.  But how do you really know?  Do you even know what a soulmate…

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