The first draft of this post was massive. Now if you’ve ever seen the early drafts of my work – “Short” stories included – this shouldn’t come as a surprise, but I’d raised the bar even for me. I found myself talking about *Everything* including deeply personal stuff, better set down in a personal journal- …
Welcome, everyone to the Final installment of Five Thing Thursday for 2020 and… *record Scriitch* Hold on a second… I’ve said multiple times this year, that I was going to be on the lookout for New Music, so I’d like to take this time to mention five bands that I want you to know about. …
Welcome, everyone to the Penultimate installment of Five Thing Thursday for 2020 and… Here are Five Things I want you to know: Thing #1: Getting used to a new keyboard is rough. Thing #2: There is no such thing as too much Thai food. Thing #3: There’s a song out there – you know which …
From the title of this post, I can tell that there are some of you who are going to reel back in surprise saying, “That sounds suspiciously like math is going to happen. Who are you, and what have you done with Ken??” Trust me, nothing’s happened – and there won’t be any math involved. …
Welcome, everyone to another installment of Five Thing Thursday and… Here are Five Things I want you to know: Thing #1: After Several years, my phone case has finally given up the ghost. Lifeproof cases, certainly lived up to the name. Thing #2: A moment of planning is worth several minutes of hard work. I …
Today, Reader, I’d like to talk about something that I thought I’d try doing and how it led me to write the three most awkward words I’ve written in a long time. In the ongoing work to improve my overall Happiness, I started writing little “Thank You” notes to my Past Self. It started out …
Welcome, everyone to another installment of Five Thing Thursday and… Here are Five Things I want you to know: Thing #1: It’s ok. You’re doing the best you can. Thing #2: Show appreciation to your past self for the good things you’ve done. Write a note to your past self. I’ve started doing that and …
I don’t know if it’s just me that needs to hear this today, or if you – Reader – need to hear it today too. You are the Author of your own story and, as such, you can – at any time – turn to a new page and write something new. I know. That …
Welcome, everyone to the First December installment of Five Thing Thursday and… Here are Five Things I want you to know: Thing #1: This week has been very heavy, mentally. Thing #2: Sometimes you’re going to get derailed, despite your best efforts to stay railed. Thing #3: It is not wasted effort to do what …