Tag Archives: time
And we want to become adults because?
It would have been nice had someone explained to me when I was young how difficult it is to be an adult. It’s not a cakewalk. Nor is every day a day at the beach. I probably wouldn’t have listened, or … Continue reading
Remembering the mistakes, forgetting the successes, and the evolution of one’s character
I can remember every failure or mistake I’ve ever made. I could write out a list right now. Give me some ink, a quill, and a monk’s desk, and I could create a scroll that when opened would roll out … Continue reading
Filed under Do the right thing, Fear
I’m looking through you, where did you go?
Thanks to the Beatles for the title of this post. I can’t say for sure if I’ll finish writing it, though if you’re reading it now it’s a good sign I did. You see, I’ve written – or started to … Continue reading
Filed under Adventures in Los Angeles, cystic fibrosis
The sadness of gravity
Returning from space can be difficult. I’ve been back for over 10 days and I’m still not acclimated to life on Earth. Everything was so calm and cozy in that spaceship – Earth outside, round and blue. Just my fellow astronauts to … Continue reading
Filed under Consumerism, cystic fibrosis, Human Nature
Christmas doesn’t go as planned (or failing at parenting in the golden age of consumerism)
Years ago, when our daughter first “got” Christmas, Santa, and receiving presents just for being her – I think she was 3, almost 4 – she ran to the tree like a mad wind-up toy, her little legs pumping to … Continue reading
Filed under Christmas, Consumerism, Human Nature, Parenting
The Lost Week
I’m not sure what happened to last week. I lost it. I know I lived it. It existed. It took place. But it was a wisp – gossamer – ethereal. I wasn’t drunk and partying with Harry Nilsson in Los … Continue reading
Filed under Adventures in Los Angeles, Fun & Humor
I experience a perfect day
Saturday night, at 1:30 in the morning, as I wedged myself onto the dog couch with a yellow lab at my feet and a black lab on an adjoining ottoman, I realized I had experienced a perfect day. Yes, with who … Continue reading
Filed under Adventures in Los Angeles, Fun & Humor
Lucky rock
An ocean rock attacked me this summer. I wrote about it here. Quick recap: I was standing in a foot of Malibu surf searching for rocks and shells with my daughter when the water churned a stone into my ankle. I … Continue reading
Filed under Adventures in Los Angeles, cystic fibrosis, Fun & Humor
What’s the right thing to do when old friends resurface?
Everything happens in threes doesn’t it? Even when friends pop up after disappearing for a decade. For me, three did just this recently, in the span of a couple of months. Before I married my wife, while I was in … Continue reading
Filed under Human Nature
Standing in line is agony
I’m not a patient person. It’s one of the reasons I was such a screw-up early in life, though one could argue I haven’t changed. I do feel I’m able to manage my impatience now, as an adult, and understand … Continue reading
Filed under Adventures in Los Angeles, cystic fibrosis, Fun & Humor
