The Burrow

It's not only the fact that the 49'ers failed to show up until after the lights went on again. I've been feeling it for a while, now.  The world is going to hell in a hand basket, and I'm not enjoying the ride.  Nope, not enjoying it one bit. ***** Jerry Sandusky's lawyers wanted a new trial. Their request was not granted, but I didn't like seeing his name on the scrolling banner below the pictures on ESPN.  Of course, the pictures above the verbiage were of Lance Armstrong and the cyclists whose lives he ruined.  There wasn't much to feel good about there, either. ***** NPR was filled with stories documenting the slowing of our economy as businesses wonder what the future will hold.  Congress plays games, and the private sector cannot plan.  Then, again, neither can the Pentagon; contracts are not being renewed, or awarded.  Businesses are not hiring or laying off in anticipation of the sequester... or, to be more precise, because of the fear of t...

I decided that it was time to look January 8th in the eye and see what was back there, so I went to therapy and I searched.  There were tears, there was laughter and there was confusion.  Lots and lots of confusion. Turns out I was not required to sort it all out.  Turns out that I could hold the paradox, one piece in each hand  and not seek a solution.  The answer could be both  and that would be okay. It was nice to hear someone else say it, especially a person who'd been trustworthy and believable and helpful in the past.  Especially when it turns out that her website lists trauma  as the first thing she's interested in fixing.... or exploring.... or teaching the person on the couch about as she smiles and suggests holding  the paradox in two hands, saying  "Breathe ." encount.com (This is a "find a Russian bride" site) I'm finding it interesting that both talk therapy and pilates focus on the breath.  I feel like Boris...