Yes, there are seasons in Phoenix

I have a pet peeve. People say there are no seasons in Phoenix. I’m here to tell you: they’re wrong. Our high this summer was 117 or 118. There are often nights where, at 10:00, it’s still over 100 degrees. For weeks at a time, it doesn’t dip below 90 overnight. Recently, we’ve had an … Read more

Birthdays!

I have a love-hate relationship with birthdays. Not because of the aging part. I’m not worried about that much most days. I like to get positive attention. I can show you the roots for that—I know where it comes from—but that doesn’t change that it is true. I’ve accomplished quite a bit professionally, which has … Read more

Sometimes older is just older

People change over time, sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse, probably most often a combination. Ideally, we’d have more “for the better.” This is the thing: if you don’t own your past, it owns you. If you did something shitty and/or stupid 20 years ago and it resurfaces (reason irrelevant), there are a … Read more