squirrel!

From the easily distracted files, I take a break from my posts about mindfulness or overeating or bellygazing to bring you a song I heard on the radio this morning while driving to work. Turn this shit up. I like it.. a lot. (update: I got in the car to drive home and it came […]

minding my own business

I’m at work, doing my usual checking of x’s and o’s. Thinking that I need to re-adjust my way of dealing with stress and uncertainty, which currently is: Eat. Yes, I eat when I’m stressed. I admit it. This is why I was nearly 300 pounds in the middle of 2010. This is why I […]

Why is compassion so out of fashion?

At the risk of blowing my image of Cynical Old Bastard… I may have mentioned it a time or two here and there, I’ve been going through a bit of a life change the past couple years. As part of the learning process, the healing process, I have been encouraged to look toward spiritual matters. […]