Tag Archives: how to be happy
Before I Die
There’s this chalk wall on Granville between the train and the lake where people lay it all out, their hopes and dreams. Their one big thing, the one you think of when you think of death, and follow it up … Continue reading
Cleveland
Do you listen to Josh Ritter? People sometimes ask me what kind of music I like, and I don’t know what to say. Country? Folk? Whatever the genre is, Josh Ritter is in it. Technically, he’s a singer-songwriter, but that … Continue reading
This Is A Post For The New Year
What do you do when you run out of things to say? You work. You read. You take in other people’s stories. You put pen to paper in a journal no one else will ever read. You wonder if you’ll … Continue reading
Things Happy Couples Do: Sleep In Cheap Motels
This might be a new series. Because sometimes I look at so many pretty pictures of happy couples doing happy things that I get confused about how to actually be part of a happy couple. Happy is not always pretty. … Continue reading
Things Happy Couples Do
Almost all my life, I’ve had these ideas about Things Happy Couples Do. These things are mostly informed by books and movies and obsessively watching people pair off since fifth grade. They do not include things like going to movies … Continue reading
Pigeonholing
I noticed that there’s been a flurry of seasonal blogging this week. It seems like lots of places around the country are starting to feel like spring, and from what I hear, temperatures in Arizona hit 100 degrees, which sounds … Continue reading
Not Buying It
I’m weirdly suspicious of people who get really into their hobbies. You know, people who have a “thing” that defines them, directs them, and motivates them above all other things. They think about it, talk about it, and blog about … Continue reading
What’s Really Going On When I Tell You What To Do
Since I started this blog, I’ve been very self-conscious about not sounding like I’m giving advice. People who give advice often come across as judgmental, condescending, and self-important. Nobody likes a self-proclaimed expert. I don’t want to mislead anybody. I’m … Continue reading
Bending the Rules 