“Your dog is in your mate space.â€Â These were some of the first words out of the mouth of the Curandera whom I serendipitously met on my road trip in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She said this before I even told her that I had a dog not so patiently waiting for me outside in Princess […]
Last May I drove to Hot Springs, Arkansas and met a man named John Knapp who was in town for a biker rally. John lives in Austin, and when he met me he immediately said “I see you living in Austin.â€Â Little did either of us know that I would take his words to heart […]
Dear 2012, The last couple of days have been ones of deep introspection. 2011 was one of the most difficult of my life, but it was also singularly the most important year of my life. As a result, I wasn’t sure I was ready to see the year end. It was a year of breaking […]
I received this holiday card from a dermatologist in Beverly Hills. It is wishing me much happiness during the holidays, and in order to help me obtain that happiness I’m being offered a menu of discounted happiness treatments. I can purchase fillers, Botox, mini face lifts and an array of other treatments I’ve never heard […]
It seems every talk show host and magazine these days is using the holidays as an excuse to put together a list of their favorite things.  Often you can “like†their Facebook page or enter your e-mail address in order to have the opportunity to win a gift bag of all their favorite stuff. These […]
Dear 2011, I just wanted to say hello, welcome, and damn I’m happy to meet you! Last year was a pretty rough year. 2010 was a blur of toxic personal relationships, challenging financial issues, and working my knuckles raw for a dying company that I wasn’t able to save. By September I was destroyed. 2010 […]