Author: mihow

I went for a run this morning. I’ve been doing that a lot more lately because I think running can cure almost anything. When I feel like the light is closing in on me, I go for a run. It restarts me. I live in a very liberal town. I think something like 90% of us voted…

Independent: Hillary Clinton is on course to receive more votes than any other US presidential candidate in history except Barack Obama – despite losing Tuesday’s election to Donald Trump. The New York Times: Bernie Sanders: Where the Democrats Go From Here The Atlantic: Clinton’s Popular-Vote Lead Will Grow, and Grow, and Grow The Guardian: My…

I keep coming here to write and then I stop because I can’t seem to formulate much of a coherent thought. But I do wish to point something out. Over the last several months, many people have been begging third party voters to do the right thing. Get over your protest vote and do the right thing. Hold…

We’ve lived on our new street for just over two months. When I go outside and stand on our driveway, I can see our old house. It’s blue and it peaks out at me through the trees. We didn’t move far from our old street, the street I never called home. This morning we held a kindergarten playdate at a local park.…

This past spring I was told I have more of “the good kind of cancer” on my face. Which means I will have to have it removed (again). There are options, so that’s good. But it’s my face and this pisses me right off. I still have a scar from where they removed the cancer on my upper lip. And…

My childhood friend died unexpectedly last week. Yesterday, I flew to North Carolina for his memorial. I saw faces I hadn’t seen in 25 years, like distant dreams you can’t quite piece together. I spent the evening with his parents sharing memories, drinking bourbon on a deck he’d built from scratch. A koi pond bubbled…

I found out one of my childhood friends passed away unexpectedly last week. I am flying to Raleigh today to attend his memorial service. His name was Aaron. He was the first person to talk to me when we moved to Raleigh when I was 10. He was kind, hilarious. My heart breaks for his family. He has kids, a wife.…