Hope

  • From a comment

    I saw this comment hit the blog this evening, and have since sent an email response, but I wanted to share my thoughts with others, and perhaps get a discussion going around the topic. Here’s what Amie wrote earlier: No victim of child abuse will EVER live a happy life. Somewhere deep down inside, they…

  • Moving on?

    Andy left a comment here the other day, and earlier this week I spotted a post on his blog where he linked here. (It’s a small part of a long post..) In it he says this about this site and myself: Well, this guy has been around longer than me, has quite a few links…

  • Private Hells

    I saw this post at Robert Scoble’s today, where he talks about the private struggles of people’s lives. Lives that you might be tempted to assume are quite perfect, but which really aren’t. It reminded me very much of why this blog exists. I spent so many years feeling like I was the only person…

  • Lovely Afternoon

    The original plan while Angela was off visiting her folks this weekend was to get caught up on some tech projects. But the late afternoon sunshine was too tempting for me, so I just had to put those off and go shoot some pictures today. 🙂 Hope you’re all enjoying your holiday weekend!

  • Socially awkward?

    Saw this link on Lifehack, about how to have a conversation at conferences and other events without feeling awkward. I think the key suggestion made in it is a key suggestion I’ve tried very hard to take to heart to overcome my own awkwardness and shyness. The best way to feel less awkward is to…

  • Dealing with death

    It seems as though there are a number of people I am friends with, or people who’s websites I visit on a regular basis who are dealing with serious illness and coping with the possibility, if not probability, that someone they love will be passing away soon. At times like this I don’t believe there…