The Guy Knows Too Much

The Guy Knows Too Much

Oh, hell. That’s nothing. I’ve had several male gynos in the course of my life, and while my first choice—when I’m presented with one—is always a female doctor, I’ve found that on the whole (on the hole?!), male gynos really aren’t any better or any worse. They do, however, tend to have a more gentle touch; I once had a female doctor totally dig in without mercy while doing the finger prod, after which I immediately changed doctors to avoid…

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You Can Take It With You

You Can Take It With You

The wildfires in my end of the state have forced me to take a good look at my possessions and think about what is most important to me. If you had only 20 minutes to evacuate, and if you had only the space in your car for your belongings, what would you take with you so that it doesn’t burn to the ground, forever lost? Well… all humans and household pets are a given. That’s easy. Next, I would take…

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Hellfire

Hellfire

The sunlight streaming in between the blinds earlier today was reddish in hue, an alien light, as though I lived on Mars, and although I missed the sunset today, I’ll wager anything that it was breathtakingly beautiful. Outside, particulates float in the air, covering the cars in a grungy film of ashy debris. That’s what happens when a wildfire rages uncontrollably not 60 miles away. As I write this, over 200 homes have been swallowed by the flames—million-dollar homes at…

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A Moonless Starry Sky

A Moonless Starry Sky

When I look up at the starry sky, I see the product of my dreams in bold relief. I often wonder if others see the same, or if their magic eye is sadly blind. Share this post: