#ciderbite

I assure you, my days of secretly hoping to be discovered and become famous are well behind me.  Courtesy of the Narcissistic Death that comes with persistent survival – oops, aging.  That said, even knowing that phenomenon, I must admit that I’m not exactly aging with any substantial degree of grace.  Or dignity. That journey from young buck in his prime to my present day is fairly wide when…

The birthday yes. Not “Yaaaaassss!!”, just a simple exercise in counter-curmudgeonliness. I had a full day of amazing celebrating with friends and family stacked up with well wishing socializing tighter than the evening commuter push over O’Hare on a Friday night…until my evening date cancelled. Two things: – First, maybe don’t schedule a date on your birthday with someone you haven’t known for…

I’m flattered to have friends tell me they like reading my blog.  Even more so when I get a *like* from a random reader. Yesterday I woke to one such text from a friend since my high school days, the eldest of the Fabulous Baker Girls.  She went one further, though.  She told me that she thought I should apply for a Writer in Residence position and sent me a link to apply. Prior to this, I’ve…

Here’s a glimpse at my creative-slash-procrastination process: I’m polishing up a year end/resolution type post.  One that I’ve been kicking around for over two months – since my last trip to Seattle, where I had a conversation with an old friend in late October or early November.  And by “kicking around” I mean, “please see the above note about my procrastination process”. It’s been on my radar…

Here’s a glimpse at my creative-slash-procrastination process: I’m polishing up a year end/resolution type post.  One that I’ve been kicking around for over two months – since my last trip to Seattle, where I had a conversation with an old friend in late October or early November.  And by “kicking around” I mean, “please see the above note about my procrastination process”. It’s been on my radar…