... and then my truck broke down ....

Sometimes life seems like a twangy country song. Admit it. There comes a point when, after the divorce(s), and the job drama, after the car wreck, the death of both your dogs within months of each other, the tears of children, and the financial and emotional stress of a couple of legal proceedings, plus day to day life of just trying to get by and be there for everyone & still look at yourself in the mirror each morning, well, you feel like Waylon Jennings or Tammy Wynette should be singing about your life! And then you take a good hard deep down look. And then you realize that the only person that can exact the change in your circumstances .. that can really make a difference in the turmoil that surrounds your being .. is YOU. And so begins "LIFE VERSION 2.0"

~ The Girl In The Little Black Dress

Scents & Seashores

The smell of the seashore after a quick rainstorm.  That clean, fresh, new beginning, rainwashed scent mixed with salty air & fresh dune grasses, & a bit of sandy grit.  All the while, the sound of relentless waves crashing permeates the air that's breathed.  It's new beginnings, its washed away endings,  its both solitude & feeling social all in one.  Somewhere,  far in the distance,  the sounds of thunder can be heard.  Like troubles passed & those yet to come but too far away to cause concern. Kinda makes you take a momentary life restock.  Just sayin.
~ The Girl In The Little Black Dress

The S&M Of It All ...

I think we all may be sado-masochists at base level. Life throws you a curve ball ... you either swing and miss, or swing and hit it out of the park. Either way, you, at best, end up with sore muscles or, at worst, dislocate your shoulder and strain a rib in the process. What is it about life that causes us to put ourselves through emotional / physical / financial / theoretical pain in order to achieve that which we believe in? Is it simply a question of human tendency? Why are we so hell bent on achieving whatever goal or outcome that we kill ourselves in the process? AND, how do those tactics ultimately affect those closest to us, or those simply around us? What would humankind be like if everyone took the path of least resistance as much as possible? I'm still trying to figure this one out ... until then, I'm making sure I've got a case of Tiger Balm and a vat of Ibuprofen handy ... ~ The Girl In The Little Back Dress