notes from the music box steps

for months, i've been listening to dems wail about how we're going to lose control of congress this fall, and republicans whoop and ...

for those of you unfamiliar with the wiley ways of the supernatural, the above is a reference to a tarot card: a major arcana card represent...

when i learned i was moving to washington, i promised myself to roll with whatever life had in store for me. no more fighting, searching, l...

i rarely write about the day job because i don't think it's terribly appropriate (even though i'll never mention where i work, w...

when i got out of bed this morning, i knew i'd spend much of today thinking and writing. for the first time in weeks, i feel rested. i...

when i lived in southern california, a rainy day meant a day indoors. i didn't go to work, didn't run errands, canceled plans, and ...

though i've been here several times the past week, i've written not a word. it's not that i haven't had anything to say, it...