Who do you answer to?

Who do you answer to?

I got to thinking about a phrase the other day.. “May he who is without sin, cast the first stone.” I can picture a whole angry mob, cowering over some thief/whore/bad politician, some coward who’s fractured spirit is racked with pain and defiance, kneeling in the dirt, being given a small chance by this phrase, for those ‘above’... [Read more...]

the 3 P’s, CUPCAKE, and Grilled Cheese.

the 3 P’s, CUPCAKE, and Grilled Cheese.

I apologize for not satisfying your Thursday craving for Promise ramblings. We are about to correct this. Due to the exquisite nature of my exhaustion, which is accompanied, by some soulful Cowboy Junkies, we are going less for order and more for sloppy mess.Try and enjoy yourself. First, there was Poker Night, the Night before Valentine’s Day.... [Read more...]

On being a Bicyclist

On being a Bicyclist

It happened to me about 3 years ago. I know that Cars are necessary for many people to get to– their jobs, social/family events,school, roadtrips! festivals, parades, running errands,vacations, etc. I use Cars for all these things too.(www.citycarshare.com) But I have spent quite of bit of my waking hours, and still do, on researching the effect... [Read more...]

Conman-Jeremy Clark-Erskine

Conman-Jeremy Clark-Erskine

It was an ordinary night in October, 2009. I was on OKCupid, considering disabling my profile, as I was exhausted from dating, and wanted to take a break. A handsome and charming young man and I started chatting on IM, and he impulsively asked me if he could meet me for some ice cream, right then. So I said yes (what the hell sort of thinking). 2 dates... [Read more...]

There IS a “Try”

There IS a “Try”

“Do or do not.  There is no try.” Ever since that damned Muppet, poor “try” has gotten a bad rap.   I happen to like “trying” and I’ll tell you why. I can certainly understand where the Yoda sentiment came from.   Too often we are told by people “I’ll try”, when what they really mean is... [Read more...]

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