Category Archives: Personal Musings

A long, long time ago, there lived a beautiful princess, whom everyone said was so full of spirit.  Word of her admirable character spread far and wide and, unfortunately, reached the ear of an evil sorcerer, who made plans to … Continue reading →

Dead Enough for Life or Alive Enough for Death They moved as dead things, slowly, with herky-jerky motions.  They were soulless creatures, barely even aware of the task they performed.  Only minimal vestiges of life showed on the physical husks … Continue reading →

For the sake of context, the idea is that these episodes would be parts of chapters 2 and 4, which is in high school.  I have ideas of where it goes but not sure what I’ll do.  If you are … Continue reading →

So, the holidays are here.  Thinking about that generally makes me miserable more often than not, and sadly it’s hard to avoid them.  I worked retail for several years, in which Christmas or Thanksgiving is really just “that one day … Continue reading →

When I was young, I read “The Phantom Tollbooth” by Norton Juster several times, which is a wonderful story about the power of imagination in which a young boy sets off on a magical adventure in his toy car.  I’ve … Continue reading →

I’m not a big fan of talking politics, because we’re so inundated with it across every medium these days and so much of it devolves into stupid.  I believe everyone is entitled to their own views.  I’ll share mine if … Continue reading →

This coming Tuesday, June 19, is the birthday of my little girl.  I suppose I should note that my little girl is a tortoise, a Redfoot Tortoise to be exact. Her name is Themistocles, though she has a few nicknames, … Continue reading →

Sometimes I remember my dreams, and I’ve decided I’m going to start writing some of them here.  I do tend to believe that dreams have meaning, though I would say the meaning is often pretty basic.  An elaborate dream may … Continue reading →

I generally feel like I have no idea what I’m doing with my life.  I don’t have any particular aspirations to pursue a specific profession nor have I ever set my heart on living in a particular place, so it’s … Continue reading →

So, social anxiety has been rearing its ugly head lately and screwing with me.  I guess that’s why I wandered on to a social anxiety test page on the internet.  According to the result of that, I have moderate social … Continue reading →