I come from many generations of farmers and gardeners on both sides of my family. Growing and tending to the outdoor side of things has...

I don't intend for everything I write here to be emotionally intense. I generally do and feel all things with the intensity of a star...

Another late night of failing at sleeping. I don't know why brains do this to us. Are they such petty and jealous hos that because we...

I have always had a healthy love of instruments. If we're being honest, some might say obsession. I've played piano since I was a kid,...

Late the other night, I decided to take my small girl for a night light drive. We cruised downtown, then by the houses that have decided...

You know why this is a Halloween season movie? Candy. So much candy there's a chocolate river. 5 Kids accompanied by parents get to trick...

I've mentioned it a few times in my articles for Neon Splatter. I grew up on movies primarily from before the 1960s because my...

As we are less than two weeks away from Halloween. Even though I planned ahead and promised my soul away that I wouldn't be derailed by...

There's this mental health exercise people suggest where you're supposed to write where you want to be in ten years. It's supposed to...

THE SANDLOT is a perfect movie. It's one of my favorites. There's a scene that I think about a lot. Benny the Jet: You can do it...Stick...

"Now it’s time to leave the capsule if you dare This is Major Tom to Ground Control I’m stepping through the door And I’m floating in a...

I write a lot of lists in a day. My brain is like one of those popcorn makers where the popcorn is flowing out, because it is so full....

A quick peek into my weird little brain & life.

When I committed to creating more and building my website again, I took some time to look at what I already had and take note of...

Do you remember "The Elephant Show"? I remember it so well that I can sing the entire song and do the hand motions all without...

The last two weeks have felt like one melty swirl of depression, COVID illness, grief, and weathering actual weather. My days and nights...

A lot of life transitions, working through through mental, physical, and personal life stuff, and focusing on one thing at a time. I...

When I was 18, my parents sent me to live with my Okinawan family to rescue my mental health and give me a safe space to heal. I had been...

It's a little known fact about me that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Coming Out Of Our Shells album is in my top 10 of best albums of...

I watched THREE MEN AND A BABY again. I watch it multiple times a year. I love it. I love it so much I recorded a podcast episode about...