The View from a Drawbridge

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  • The Real Definitions of Bravery and Luxury

    The Real Definitions of Bravery and Luxury

    It’s all about options, isn’t it?

  • Think as I Think or Else

    It can only end when we all stop saying, “You first.”

  • When Women Talk

    There’s a reason we’re so often interrupted.

  • How Can This Be Happening?

    America is failing its women and girls.

  • The Devil Made Me Do It

    The ultimate get out of jail free card.

  • In-Betweeny Times

    Keep your options open.

  • Stop Calling Alcoholism a Disease

    Take responsibility. Take back your power.

  • The Anatomy of a Traumatic Experience

    It was an unremarkable day. In retrospect, that was one of the strangest things about it. I was walking across the bridge to get to work, as I’ve done thousands of times. The sun was out. I had no plans, really. Think “status quo.” And then I saw movement out of the corner of my…

  • A Rant About Smokers

    I’m sure that the very people who need to read this the most will be the very people who will not do so, but I feel the need to get this off my chest. I hate smoking and everything about it. I’m tired of soft-pedaling that attitude simply because it’s an addiction. I’m quite sure…

  • Pick on Someone Your Own Size

    Of all the collateral damage caused by our Grand Poobah, I have to say I feel the most sorry for Barron Trump. If he’s not being criticized about being sleepy at 3 in the morning, he’s being called “Poor Little Rich Boy” or being accused of mental health issues. Childhood is hard enough without being…