The WildLife: When "Um…" is the only appropriate response.
I send big hugs to Amethyst and Dorian and all my love to Brandon, with whom I had the above conversation when he was 18 and I was 37.
body image | body shape | communication | size | weight
An informal experiment in approachability, communication, and cute vs shlubby
I’ve been running an informal experiment for the last couple of weeks. Those of you who know me, know what I’m shaped like. Those who don’t, take a look at my pic below. I am, what a friend recently described, curvy. Am I thin? Nope. Am I in shape? Mostly (will get back into better…
comic | comic strip | funny
The WildLife: With all due respect…
This is Naya. She is a bit acerbic. Enjoy.
cats | comicstrip | funny
The WildLife
This is Mari and her cat Gaucho. They are two of the characters in the WildLife. You’ll be seeing them again. Cheers!
The WildLife Panel 1
I needed a creative pursuit that was just for fun. So, I’ve chosen to creative a comicstrip using the fab Make Beliefs app. This will be infrequent and often NSFW. I will create them when inspiration strikes. Here is the first one. Enjoy.
Forming new habits or letting go of old ones.
I’m thinking right now about breaking habitual patterns. It’s too easy for me to get into the habit of *not* writing. So, I’ve spent part of today figuring out how to get into the habit *of* writing. For me, the vast majority of it is a mental state. If I think of myself as a…
asana | caffeine | chi kung | digestive issues | energy | postures | stomach cramps | yoga
Farewell Caffeine I have loved you well…
Dear Caffeine. Has it come to this? Have we finally reached the stage in our relationship where we must part? No! No, I say. I cry. I scream it to the heavens. I can not part from my lifelong love, my succor, the wind beneath my wings. But alas, it looks like dire circumstances have…
conquering fear | fear | purpose | strength | will power
Conquering fear with purpose and on purpose
Nowadays, I tend to get over my fears through will power. And here’s why. About 24 years ago or so, my father was building a big ol’ house in MI. I went to visit and the place still very much under construction. There was a huge, tall, steep staircase sort of in the middle of…
The Yermo Method: Learning to Ride a Motorcycle, Practice Session 1
A couple of weeks ago, I took the Motorcycle Safety Foundation’s Basic Rider Course. I passed and the following week I got my M Class license. I am now street legal to ride a motorcycle (according to Maryland). What that means is that the instructors trained me to know what to do as a basic…
basic riding class | female motorcyclist | last day | m class license | miles by motorcycle | motorcycle | motorcycle safety foundation | msf
Easing On Down the Road: Basic Riding Course Day Four
I did it! I passed the course. After four days of classwork and range work, I have my waiver from the State of Maryland and I can go to the MVA at any time (for the next six months) and get my M Class license. Did it go perfectly? Nope. Was it enough to get…