MY SIDE it’s not liquor Drugs Substances It’s me People should avoid damaged people We can’t fix ourselves We don’t understand what broke When it broke Why it was broken We don’t even remember all the tank shots that hit us It’s a body\mind way of trying to protect 0urselves From the worst The worst Too horrible to bring up Leave it It’s always there Don’t look We don’t look…


This morning, Jack Kerouac popped into my head. All I knew was that he was a rare breed from the 60’s with highly-intelligent friends. He was before my time but much of his work is timeless Jack Kerouac quotes: “My witness is the empty sky.” __ Jack Kerouac “[…]the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be…

Castle of Glass – Written By Chester Bennington This song is performed by Linkin Park; the music video is about war. War is a “hot button” for me. I was consumed with the message the song brought to the poignant video, but now that I know the tortured life Chester Bennington lived from age 7-13 at the hands of a male rapist, I see the song so very differently……my…


Google Summer of ’69 and Brand New Day under Bryan Adam images. Wow….he has changed but he sounds fantastic!!! Dig it

I have come to learn….yes, I’m still learning….as we all should until we take our last breath….that a person can be loved, or love someone, but not like them. This has happened to me recently. My own son has decided that he does not care for me or my behavior….or what….I’m not sure….perhaps he is not driving the bus, perhaps it is his fiance….if not now, she will certainly be…

I’ve planned well and saved. I’m a girl from welfare. I passed the NYS Regents Algebra & Trig courses. I became a Park Ave legal secretary. I know words. I can write. Numbers, directions, room measurements ….I have no clue anymore. Yes, I can budget and manage money. The basics. Through the added blessing of my second husband, a financial whiz…I have insurance and planning to leave my family. Irony….

Being alone is better than betrayal isolation is fine when you are ok with yourself and can look in the mirror without shame