white noise

The champion sleep-hound of all times sleeps forever this day. I light a candle in his honor and grieve his passing, knowing without doubt he is worthy of a thousand tears.

This morning, Yana and I compared notes about sleeplessness. While I’ve no doubt stress is a huge factor in one’s ability to sleep — in our ability to sleep — digging up and edging out those hidden stressors that factor into defining how we rest is a tough problem to solve. We’re very different although […]

I woke up this morning with the realization that I don’t have to dread it if the telephone rings. In fact, for the last three days, the world has been strangely peaceful as if a storm has finally passed leaving behind a snow covered landscape. You know that softness and serenity that lingers behind with […]

You’ve seen these videos on YouTube, right? Baltimore Cops Vs. skateboarder and A Second Video Dredged Up When I was 24 years old, I took a job at the Inyo County Jail as a Booking Clerk. That position launched me into a 5-year career with the jail as a Correctional Officer. What disturbs me most […]

(In loving memory of Specialist Wayne M. Geiger of the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany, 18 October 2007) I made a card for you, but even full of words, it felt empty. I trimmed a small paper heart and rimmed its ridges red, white, and blue. I pressed it to the front […]