Down-n-Dirty Blog on Relationships

Published by admin on February 26, 2019

Skinny Dipping, Fear and the Power of a Question

  I did something I wasn’t supposed to do yesterday. After a date, I decided to take the scenic route home along the coast south on Ocean Boulevard. I hit a road blockage, though, but after turning around I spied an empty lot along the side of the ocean. It was literally a vacant lot,…

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Published by admin on August 12, 2017

The Wisdom in Not Knowing

My friend, Carolina, posted a Frank Zappa video yesterday on fb. I’m not too familiar with his music, but I love listening to him speak. There is something profound about this dude that makes me want to know more. In this particular video, he talks about the music industry and how these old white execs…

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Published by admin on July 21, 2017

Losing Grip

  I’m living in a place where I’m not entirely wanted or appreciated. I’m broke af, making it difficult to move. I look at CL ads but see nothing that really fits–and I don’t want to “force” it.   I’m living irresponsibly– and I’m not sure if I care. I don’t want to give in…

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Published by admin on August 26, 2016

I Surrender

  Whence last we met, I was talking about my messy, non-linear life. About the value of not waiting–but being in the thick of things. Surrendering completely to what is, and dropping the fear that if we don’t prepare for after, well, we won’t be prepared and our lives will go to shit. Most of us don’t live like…

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Published by admin on December 19, 2015

I was six and all I wanted was a lightsaber

STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. I was 6 years old. I remember getting my whole Universe blown to smithereens. I wanted to be Luke Skywalker. Badly. (Yeah, I wasn’t cool enough yet to be Han Solo.) I wanted a lightsaber, and I was willing to give up a finger–but only my pinky–if only I could…

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