And do I feel fine? It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine. So goes the lyric from the alternative rock band, REM’s song by the same name. This song hit the music charts in 1987 with it’s frenetic, fast-paced syncopated lyrics referencing everything from Soviet ruler Leonid Brezhnev to biblical rapture to... Continue Reading →
Six Degrees From the Stonewall Riots
A look back at the inception of PRIDE to see the way forward Right now, most of us concur we are living through times of uncertainty and civil unrest. A global pandemic with a rising death toll, riots, demonstrations, police brutality, the sinking economy, and the list goes on. But it’s not the first time... Continue Reading →
Today, I Would Rather Pull the Covers Over My Head
How to move forward when your heart is not in it Today I would rather pull the covers over my head and wait out my funk. I don’t know why I woke up feeling this way. There is no clear-cut reason to point at and say, That, that is the cause of my gloom, my... Continue Reading →
Exploring Deception Pass – The Bowman Bay/Rosario Beach Trail
Photo by Deception Pass Bridge; by Author One of the more accessible hikes and a favorite of mine is the Bowman Bay/Rosario Beach Trail. This is where we headed on a beautiful spring afternoon with water bottles in our backpacks and a picnic lunch packed for our return. Heading west, we followed Hwy 20 until... Continue Reading →
Re-opening My Massage Practice During the Pandemic
Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash Two weeks back to work and how life is now. A fair amount of my focus over the past two weeks has been spent on sending out new Covid-19 questionnaires to screen clients in my private practice and explaining the new protocols to them. There are temperature checks to take before they... Continue Reading →