hurricane season

Squalls out on the gulf stream, big storm’s coming soon I passed out in my hammock… and God, I slept till way past noon Stood up and tried to focus, I hoped I wouldn’t have to look far I knew I could use a Bloody Mary, so I stumbled next door to the bar ~Jimmy […]

Feeling weedy

I’ve been having a particularly craptastic day/month/life, and I was thrilled and moved when a dear friend sent me this while I was at lunch. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

a little guilt’s good for you, but this is ridiculous

Ah, here is one that I’ll be working on for a while. Forever, maybe. The Big One: Guilt. The Dalai Lama says this: ‘Guilt, as experienced in Western culture, is connected with hopelessness and discouragement and is past-oriented. Genuine remorse, however, is a healthy state of mind – it is future-oriented, connected with hope, and […]