A Happy Celebration

I mentioned yesterday that it was J’s birthday. Always nervous about her birthday, though I couldn’t care less about my own. But, by J’s accounts, the day was a success. We took a couple friends of ours along and went to the hockey game between the Tucson Roadrunners (the AHL affiliate to the Arizona Coyotes)…

Been A While

My brain is out of ideas, so for the heck of it, I went back to the old word of the day from dictionary.com. Kind of glad I did so. Today’s word? Prothalamion. Its meaning? A song or poem written to celebrate someone’s marriage. Now, there’s one I’ve never heard. Kind of different. Before I…

Be Who You Are

Today’s post is inspired by another blogger whose work I greatly admire. She uses the handle “saaniasparkle” and can be found here: @saania2806. In her post, she speaks about trying to please others. Trying to be liked by others. I think we all know where this is headed. First and foremost, trying to be popular…

Frenemies

Today’s Stoic reading was about the idea of “frenemies.” It spoke of people who can appear to be friends but in the end turn on you. It started with this quote from Marcus Aurelius: “There’s nothing worse than a wolf befriending sheep. Avoid false friendship at all costs. If you are good, straightforward, and well…