Which is more of a sign of permanence: the lease that I signed on this house, or the four tropical plants I just planted in pots on my patio?

Which is more of a sign of permanence: the lease that I signed on this house, or the four tropical plants I just planted in pots on my patio?

It’s nothing really earth-shattering or overly important, but I’m having a very depressed week. I don’t know what it is — loneliness? Boredom? Burn out from health issues? It’s been a week [more...]
I am just bewildered and horrified and in shock. Every time I see the news, the death toll in Asia has risen by thousands. It just overwhelms, and such a huge number — 20,000 dead as of this morning’s paper [more...]
Remember a month back when I wrote about the dream of winning the lottery? The one that I never play?I was so mad that some guy in West Virginia won the $300 million PowerBall lottery yesterday; especially because I [more...]