We Are the Sum of Our Choices

Vast expanses of canyon rock, textured by years of wind and water, rose up on either side of us as we braved the trail to Scout's Lookout...

Every Tuesday night, there's a sheepshead game at my neighbor's house. I've been going as often as I can for almost three years now. We...

I've never been super coordinated. Ask any of my friends. If you walk on the right side of me, I might lean into you and push you off...

It's interesting how little things can have such a profound impact on life. Take batteries, for instance. Lots of our problems can be...

I'm getting pretty tired of Murphy hanging around my house lately. You know him - from "Murphy's Law." Anything that can go wrong, will...

It landed on the function key. I stared for a minute. Shocked and relieved. That damn fly had been buzzing around my head for the better...

One of my favorite coffee cups proclaims: "I Moose Have My Coffee!" I bought it at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in Washington State when...

I am fairly tall...for a girl. Almost 5'7. So usually I can reach the things I need without asking for help. But a couple of days ago my...

My oldest son becomes an "adult" tomorrow. At least chronologically. 18 years 6,570 days 157,680 hours 9,460,800 minutes 567,648,000...

She was all skin and bones when we found her. Bleeding from one ear, walking with a limp and calling out to us from behind the house. She...

Sometimes life can knock us flat on our backs. Like this leaf I saw last fall when I came out to my car after it rained. I imagined it...

There's a specific pair of tennis shoes I wear when I mow my lawn. The soles and the tops are stained green from the clippings. If I do...

Being self-aware means knowing what you're good at and what you're not. When it comes to writing or being organized, or planning things,...

Seems like there's a day for everything now, doesn't it? Especially when it comes to food. National Corn Chip Day National Nutella Day...

Grapes? Yep. Grapes. The other night, I was standing at my kitchen counter, taking grapes off the vine and dropping them into a bowl. If...

I have a group of amazing friends who've been hosting a canoe trip every year for the past 40 years. And I've been lucky enough to have...

It's been said that the people that you surround yourself with shape your life and the way you see yourself. Do you feel that's true? I...

The last time I cleaned out my fridge, I found nine bottles of salad dressing in it. Nine. In addition to the salad dressing, there were...

Every once in awhile, water leaks into the back corner of my basement. There's carpet in that area, so the only way I can tell it happens...

A few years back, I wrote a post about roller coasters. And how they used to be fun. When I was young, the thrill of the ride and the...