Damn, its time for True Confessions week
I didn’t tell you this when it happened a few weeks ago. I was in shock, trying to adapt. I was scrambling, I was numb. I decided I was invincible, it couldn’t happen to ME. But it did. And the stares, and the whispers.The fake sympathy, the transparent, crushing RELIEF that is wasn’t Them this time, it was Her. Yes, my hours were... [Read more...]
Getting Absolved-Thanks, Jesus
I have been keeping something to myself. A shame I couldn’t face, because no one was asking me to face it. Literally, the people who I betrayed and let down, have essentially already absolved me. I see them, they are kind, friendly and open to me. And yet, they gave me money at one point, in good faith, and never saw the results of the project... [Read more...]
What’s news
I feel like I haven’t been here for a long, long time. I attribute this sensation to the secrets I’ve been holding onto, which I’m about to spill all over the place right now. Not so much as secret, as…selective information. Yeah…yeah, Vinnie, that’s the ticket! So let’s start with nutrition. Some of you... [Read more...]
Meditations in Portland
I was in Portland, Or, recently to visit my best friend and new baby. Portland was so wonderful this trip. The atmosphere here feels, and pulls at me, much stronger than it has before.I’ve been saying it for years, that I knew I was going to move back here…you know, “someday”—“someday” (what is it about that word that we love so much?)... [Read more...]
About a fire-three letters
From Burning Man-Letter #1 I got my Who/What/When guide and on Page 3, the most gorgeous Asian woman is photo’ed against the desert sky. She struck me, and I looked closely at this photo several times. Being a detail oriented person, you could say I memorized her face. Fast forward- The week at Burning Man was ground tilting, amazing; a breathless... [Read more...]
