Arches

Quick marathon one day trip to Arches National Park.  Amazing landscapes, spectacular views, a natural wonderland.

Death Valley & Joshua Tree

Grammys 2016

The Big "V" Day

I stopped to smell the roses today in the grocery store. Divine. Many dozens were scattered throughout in a delicious variety of colors, offered to the swarms of men (and perhaps a few women) as a reminder to get something special for your sweetie on this highly touted holiday of love.  Perhaps.  It is a day of well thought out proposals, nervously executed and ideally followed by outbursts of joy, then the requisite tears.  However, it also serves as a mine field of lurking expectations and inevitable disappointments.  Doubtless, the holiday serves as a catalyst for a fair number of royal battles as well.

Valentine's Day has never risen to the occasion for me. Lucky for me, I'm not a squishy, sentimental type.  My emotions run in a more forlorn, wistful vein.  A realistic idealist, I'm not one to place more significance on a specific day than it warrants. Doing so leads down a one way road to unfulfilled desires, or even bitter disappointment. Rather, live each day with eyes wide open, keen to feel the sensations that accompany both the beauty, and the pain of a life well led.

Onward, Always

Starbucks makes me want to write.  Something about all the singletons working away on their isolationist devices.  I'm no different of course. Waiting for the folks next door to finish my Uber inspection; it is nearly the last step in my journey to becoming a fleet member.  I may ditch it after a month.  Or if it turns out exceeding my expectations, I may shitcan my day job.  We shall see.

Anxious anticipation about my upcoming trip with my quirky travel mate.  I must admit, the treacherous possibilities enhance my excitement, but also instill a curious desire to see how it all plays out.  Never a dull moment and I'd better keep up the pace, lest I suffer a dressing down.  I am a resilient trooper willing to pay the emotional price for my adventures.  For as long as he is willing to continue these forays into new territory, I am in it for the long haul.  The crushing pain and anguish which come from an intimate relationship with a uniquely brilliant, yet often infuriating, unicorn of a man, are outweighed by the sheer dynamics of living a life which often feels like an adventure novel.