Going Under

I arrived home at 6 AM this morning, watching the first rays of the sun pop up from behind the horizon.  I spent all of last night checking my wife K into the psychiatric unit of the university hospital, so sadly there was not enough light in that sunrise to brighten anything for me this [...]

Absence makes the mind grow fuzzier

I’ve been back home a little over 24 hours.  N and I went to Austin to visit some good friends; we were there from last Wednesday through yesterday morning.  It was a big trip, full of lots of mommy/daughter time, and time spent out of doors enjoying the 70 degree Texas weather in contrast to [...]

Little girls, little girls…

A few nights ago, out of the blue, my daughter N wrote this poem: Love was the thing that made us live. Love was the thing that made us happy. Love was the thing that made us truthful. Love is the world! It’s left me thinking a lot about who she is as a person, [...]

MMMMmmmm…. chocolatey!

N’s doctor says she needs more calcium now that she’s getting older, especially since she’s a dancer.  But N is also lactose-intolerant.  Upset tummy, gas, etc.  Today, I finally broke down and bought her some Lactaid – which is apparently more expensive per ounce than gold bullion. But N says it tastes funny.  Solution: Add [...]

The Great Poly Family Experiment

On February 1st, my family moved into a brand new 3-bedroom house in small town just outside of Madtown.  Current residents:  me (38), my daughter N (8), my wife K (40), my girlfriend S (30), her boyfriend A (28), and two rambunctious cats – Echo and Coal (somewhere around 25-30 in cat years, I think).  [...]

The Intendeds

So I have a kick-ass therapist.  I know for sure we are doing the whole therapy thing right because I totally have that transference thing going on with her.  Yeah, yeah, I know she’s human, but don’t remind me.  Clearly she has some extrasensory ability to peer into my soul and understand precisely what is [...]

In which I attempt to show you the wallpaper of my life…

I promised background.  It’s only fair – if expect anyone to read anything I’ve written, it must involve a little baring of the soul, right?  But since I wrote that sentence the other day, I’ve been procrastinating.  Where do I start?  What if I try and describe my ridiculously complicated life and end up writing [...]