I’m 39 years old. Learning how to cook rice has been a terrible exercise in adulthood for me, one I’ve failed at for years. To give an illustration of how long I’ve been attempting to do this, consider that I first consulted the internet via Yahoo-- as in before Google...
I’ve often heard people say, “It’s lonely at the top”. But when I was in Vegas, every morning I looked out at the mountains just on the other side of the airport.
There was no ONE mountain— that would be a volcano. It was a range of mountains.
Netflix saves me from boredom. Surprisingly, I’m enjoying some of their original movies on a professional level and a mindless-binge level. Oh sure there are some plot issues or story issues in them but, for the price of an $11 a month ticket (subscription), I won’t co...
I don’t even know what day this is of my social media fast. Um...it’s not going great. I’ve been cheating big time with HayDay, which has totally kept me unproductive. I’ve even resorted to mentally yelling at myself to put the phone down as I plant corn, carrots, and...
I know it’s just 10:34am but I’m feeling lost. There are things I can do: read a book, continue my screenplay, get out of bed. But I’m still having a hard time putting down my phone.
I’ve deleted my social media apps and my addictive games too— GardenQuest and a cookin...
Yesterday a fight broke out during lunch; fights happen nearly every day here in this school. Kids chatted excitedly about the fight that popped up almost instantly on their expensive phones via SnapChat.
I got an instant migraine and my eye began to hurt. I popped a...