500 Words on Entitlement

Here’s a simple question: what do you feel you are owed? If you put in hours and hours of your time at a job, you are owed compensation for that time, right? That’s how jobs work. If your employer says they don’t owe you anything, you have rights. You can sue their asses. You earned… Continue reading 500 Words on Entitlement

An Open Letter of Apology

"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves."

In a previous post, I endeavored to explore and explain the root cause of the damaging, self-sabotaging, and toxic behaviors that lead me to my most recent hospitalization and the ramifications still being felt by those who were once partners, friends, and associates. I opened with a general apology, but did not dig into the… Continue reading An Open Letter of Apology

Lame of Thrones

Spoilers for Game of Thrones (the TV series) ahead. Fairly be ye warned. But I need to talk about this, because it’s been bothering me ever since the end credits for Episode 4 of Season 8 rolled across the screen. I have so many questions, and I don’t like any of the answers. The biggest… Continue reading Lame of Thrones

Getting Good at Starting Over

Hi. It’s been a while. And I’m not sure we’ve actually met. I don’t think this is comfortable for anyone involved. There are a lot of people, who saw who I was and tried to be there for me, that think of me or look in my direction and are completely baffled by or uncertain… Continue reading Getting Good at Starting Over