Feb 17Scientists Warn of A “Friendship Recession” — I’m Part of It12.1K175Addie PageDear Addie,Dear Addie, Your shoes are fantastic, my friend!! :) Yes, adult friendships are TOUGH, and I'm not sure if it's better or worse when you're already coupled. …1 min read1 min read
Aug 17, 2022Member-onlyThe One Task a Robot Cannot DoFrom building cars to scanning the surface of Mars, there’s still one common task that keeps us very, very human. Robots can do anything. The AI is developing at an exponential rate, not to mention the nano-mechanics and physical attributes of our helpful servants, the robots. They clean our floors…Robots5 min readRobots5 min read
Aug 2, 2022Member-onlyHere’s What I Said to Everyone at My 50th Birthday PartyWisdom from a newly-minted quinquagenarian. “Two weeks ago I came up with the perfect thing to say on this occasion, but I failed to write it down and now, being fifty, of course I forgot. “Already, I’m using sticky notes for everything. “I think my body knows I’m fifty but…50th Birthday4 min read50th Birthday4 min read
Mar 19, 2022Member-only“Do You Suck Dick?!” He Screamed“Do you suck dick?! Do you suck dick?!” Over and over and over again. Not at me, mind you, he was screaming at the other guy, the one who pulled around the corner into the parking lot lane where the screamer was backing out, quickly, hidden from view by a…Racism4 min readRacism4 min read
Jan 12, 2022Member-onlyThe Secret to True HappinessPersonal question, feel free to answer or ignore (or maybe answer with a pleasant lie): Do I compel drama or am I hyper-sensitive to my own ideas of how things should work versus how they manifest in reality? See, on Tuesday one of our circulator pumps broke and we lost…Happiness6 min readHappiness6 min read
Aug 7, 2021My lens is the one shared by millions of my brothers and sisters, through Latin America, and for…1CadelriveloNo white person can speak to issues of persecution?No white person can speak to issues of persecution? I forget that the Jews were never persecuted. Or gays. It's easy to be Hindu in America. And I can get any job in the arts I want to support my family. Sure... Feel free to extend your brand of prejudicial…2 min read2 min read
Aug 2, 2021Member-onlyThe Trap of Negative ThinkingI wrote a novel. A good one. A damned good one. It took me 13 years to get it down because of all the distractions: work, family, work, deaths, house projects, work and work. …Negative Thoughts4 min readNegative Thoughts4 min read
Apr 30, 2021Member-onlyAn Apology to Oxy AddictsAn Apology to Oxy Addicts Dear Afflicted, This is an apology. I owe you this because I judged you and I failed you. I didn’t put myself in your shoes. I didn’t understand your pain. I didn’t understand your need for OxyContin or Percocet, your desperation for relief, until I…Oxycodone7 min readOxycodone7 min read
Jan 1, 2021Member-onlyAn Unpopular Reflection on 2020An Unpopular Reflection on 2020 I received a giffy on New Year’s Eve that said, “Does anyone else feel troubled by the fact that the name of next year is literally ‘2020 Won?’” I like that, it’s clever, but there are a lot of 2020 haters out there and I guess I see it a…20202 min read20202 min read
Nov 5, 2020Member-onlyThe Urban Blue BluesYes, these days are tense. Looking at the county-maps of the US it feels like there are little Blue boats floating on a massive sea of angry Red. But those vessels are dense and contain great power. As I study the maps and contemplate our differences I correlate our country’s…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read