2 days agoMember-onlyWorking From Home[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] The outlet under my desk looks like it’s screaming at me. “I’m tired,” it’s saying. There are no less than 6 chords plugged into that outlet at all times: my laptop, the monitor, my cell phone charger, GPS watch charger, charger…Jobs4 min readJobs4 min read
6 days agoMember-onlyCome To The Beach With Me[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] I wish you could be here right now, on the beach with me. It’s mid-January and there is a slight, misting rain. The ocean is a shade greyer than the sky, and in the gap between the clouds and the water…Laguna Beach4 min readLaguna Beach4 min read
Jan 26Member-onlyMy Sh*t Vision & Men Who Think They Know Things[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] “What exit is that?” I asked Mike, on one of our many drives to God-Knows-Where. We go so many places that they blur together like so many cars on so many congested, L.A.-adjacent interstates. I couldn’t see the exit sign because…Vision5 min readVision5 min read
Jan 23Member-onlyA Love Story[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] I just Googled, “Do cats take on the personality traits of their owners?” …Cats4 min readCats4 min read
Jan 19Member-onlyCreativity, Human Connection, and Chat GPT[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] One of my friends hasn’t used social media in over a decade. She briefly started an Instagram account and within weeks, abandoned it entirely, “I just don’t see the appeal,” she said. I admired her casual disdain for something so many…Chat Gpt Ai7 min readChat Gpt Ai7 min read
Jan 16Member-onlyMoving Day[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] Mike and I just moved in together, which marked my tenth move in the past twelve years. If I stay in one place too long, I start feeling itchy and annoyed by my surroundings. Was that wall always that color? Were…Moving5 min readMoving5 min read
Jan 13Member-onlyAvalon 50 Recap[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] Last Saturday, I ran the Avalon 50 miler on Catalina Island, which has been around for 42 (!) years. It’s managed by the Avalon Lions Club to generate funds that support island charities and Avalon schools. The city of Avalon was…Running5 min readRunning5 min read
Jan 8Member-onlyOvercoming Scarcity[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] In 2008, both my parents lost their jobs. It was the height of the recession, and it was nobody’s fault, really. At least, nobody we could name. I was a sophomore in high school, and I was needlessly bratty. Stubborn and…Money4 min readMoney4 min read
Jan 5Member-onlyMeasuring Body Composition[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] Almost two years ago, I had my body composition measured utilizing a DXA scan (this is the company I used). I had it done again the other day, and the results showed slow and steady progress. First things first, DXA stans…Weight4 min readWeight4 min read
Jan 1Member-onlyA Look Back on 2022[Listen to an audio version of this blog here.] Life is usually not what you expect it to be, and 2022 reiterated the unpredictability of life in bold letters, italicized, and underlined. Last year on New Years, I was running a race in zero degree weather. I eventually dropped out…New Year4 min readNew Year4 min read
