It was the absence of love for himself that kept him in a situation where he placated an abuser (whom was always meant to be a short term fling to get back on the saddle post divorce. For two years, when I’d as
I didn’t want to face down all of the things that made me feel broken so I had a plan; just keep on moving. Eventually I’d reach a point where no one really knew who I was and I could be anyone! I didn’t have to be the broken toy with PTSD. I could be something better...
“Classy Christmas” is the beginning of the end, but that end hasn’t quite come into focus; Holly returns to Scranton, where Michael hopes to rekindle their romance by throwing a fancy Christmas party, unaware that she’s still in a serious relationship — or that she isn’t sure it ...
It isn't obvious to me that the closures were bad decisions, or that they had long term consequences, let alone catastrophic ones, but I also find it hard to credit strawman attacks on caricatures of a left that has never come close to exercising the sort of power they are blamed for....
Francisco de Goya, “Ya no hay tiempo” (There isn’t time now), fromThe Disasters of War(1810-1820). It is true that our weakness could prevent us from defeating the force that threatens to overwhelm us. But this does not prevent us from understanding it. Nothing in the world can st...
Nassim Taleb has a new book in the works:Skin in the game: the thrills and logic of risk taking. Based on the snippets that I’ve seen, I don’t quite ‘get it’, but the title of one of his chapters isThe skin of others in your game,which is a theme I want to exploit here...
Maybe after years of running away and trying this or that, the universe really just wants me to go home. I love Edmonton. It is home to me, but maybe the universe feels differently. The last year has been a happy lesson that you can’t out run what’s meant for you, and maybe th...
Their dad isn’t involved at all, so he’s not really a factor. My mom needs constant care. Who’s gonna do that? There’s the miserable feeling when you remember you get to drive yourself to the horribly invasive procedure and then drive yourself home, because your partner lives many ...
that anywhere, but now I wouldn’t have to work so damn hard. My mom is in long term care and safe. My partner is a successful and intelligent man. We’d finally be a real family with two parents. I wouldn’t be paying rent; I would be living in a home I share with my ...