musings 

Lies, Liars and Lying [elephant journal]

Nobody likes a liar – yet the funny thing is we are all guilty of lying at one time or another in our lives. Everybody lies – that is a now famous line of Dr. House from the now defunct, yet very popular TV show, House, MD. My latest piece on elephant journal is all about lies – from our tender beginnings of hearing lies and when we first start to tell them to how they’ve become an almost necessity in life for our own sanity and survival. I hope you…

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on the fly relationships 

Twitterpated Season – The Hook-up Mating Dance

  “Nearly everybody gets twitterpated in the springtime. You begin to get weak in the knees. Your head’s in a whirl. And then you feel light as a feather, and before you know it, you’re walking on air. And then you know what? You’re knocked for a loop, and you completely lose your head!” ~Bambi – Walt Disney Company     Stealing from the movie Bambi, one of my best friends and I call the end of winter and the tender beginning of spring, Twitterpated Season.   During this un-official…

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musings on the fly 

Traveling to Creative-ville on the Espresso

The barista hands me my Dirty Chai, “I accidentally put two shots of espresso in this – is that OK?” But of course it’s OK! I now have my go-juice with an extra kick! What a way to start out my creative day! While doing an inventory of stuff in my spare room closet earlier this week, I ran across my senior year scrapbook from 1990. I always get a laugh or two at the photos and crazy things my friends and I used to say and do. In my wildest…

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