Living phoneless…

Honestly, when my phone busted recently I dreaded not having a cell phone. Mel and I got rid of our land line a LONG time ago and having just the cell phone has worked, for the most part, just fine. So when that connection was lost, well, I was a little stressed. I changed my [...]

Not feeling so hot tonight…

It’s a fact that you will make decisions in life that, no matter how good intentioned they are or seem to be at the time, will blow up in your face. A couple of weeks ago a friend at work mentioned that he had a buddy that tried some lemon detox fast which involved drinking [...]

Just sitting outside in the Tobacco District…

The Tobacco District is an interesting little oasis in the concrete jungle of Durham. Part of Durham’s restoration project, it sits right across from ball park. What used to be old brick buildings that manufactured cigarettes, have all been gutted and changed into fancy restaurants, uber posh offices, and a place to sit in the [...]

State of the Union Address.

That light at the end of the tunnel… I used think it was train.  But that was back in my “glass half-empty” days.  No, this light shows promise.  A promise of something better than the here and now, not that the here is so terrible, or the now really.  It’s just that when you’re not [...]