I write about how

I write about how in Midland, the mayor instituted water conservation measures like restrictions on car washing. He made a point though that they were only suggestions and not government telling people what to do. But then his constituents got very ticked off at the sight of their neighbors breaking the rules and demanded that … Read more

Miss Tarabotti was not

Miss Tarabotti was not one of life’s milk-water misses–in fact, quite the opposite. Many a gentleman had likened his first meeting with her to downing a very strong cognac when one was expecting to imbibe fruit juice–that is to say, startling and apt to leave one with a distinct burning sensation. Gail Carriger

To sweat is to

To sweat is to pray, to make an offering of your innermost self. Sweat is holy water, prayer beads, pearls of liquid that release your past. Sweat is an ancient and universal form of self healing, whether done in the gym, the sauna, or the sweat lodge. I do it on the dance floor. The … Read more