Month: November 2013

Trying this again http://atomic-temporary-56534471.wpcomstaging.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=313&action=edit# Here's my Mom's book! This is the book about my sister, Worth Keeping.  It is available in paperback and on Kindle at amazon.com. Go to Amazon Books and type Jean Sigler ... Welcome to Her World!

  I hate being unemployed. Can’t bloody stand it. It’s not that I have trouble filling the time. I got that nailed. And maybe if I was an independently wealthy millionaire with nothing but time to go to the gym, conjure up new blog posts, hang out with my sponsor and go to a meeting, … Continue reading Corporal O’Malley Reporting for duty

Jon's last day in the house. I wish him all the best.

“I’ve never had friends like the ones I had when I was twelve years old. Jesus, does anyone?” -          Gordie LaChantz When I was at Valley Hope, every night, there was a gratitude circle. It was something that was started long before I got there and I heard not long back that it was still … Continue reading Numb Nuts

When you are a single, childless man at my age, you learn to improvise. Many of the freedoms I have do tend to get a little commonplace, so it helps to spice things up a bit. That’s where Monk comes in. One thing that is suggested in my new way of approaching life is a … Continue reading Thelonius Monk is my Girlfriend

Dia De Los Muertos A good friend of mine posted on Facebook today in remembrance of all those she has loved and loss and those she has never met at all on this the Day of the Dead. I’m getting a little misty just writing this because, as many who are close to me and … Continue reading The Recipe for Guacamole and why I am here