The Day of Chickening is upon us.

Alright. I have all sorts of things to get done today, and I imagine you do too. So I’m officially declaring today to be a Day of Chickening! How it works: You state the thing you want to do. That’s basically it. Or, if you like, you can also set it up...

Object of Desire: Denver. You can help!

My giant Gwish (goal/wish) right now is to go to Denver for roller derby Championships in November and teach there. I’m going to need your help, but first I have to figure out what I want so that I can ask for it. And to do that, I’m using the OOD (Object...

Friday Chicken #165: gnoblin shoes!

In which I cover the good stuff and the hard stuff in my week, trying for the non-preachy, non-annoying side of ritual and self-reflection. And you get to join in if you feel like it. This was another one of those weeks where things went unbelievably quickly and...

Crossing the Line.

Back in the day, a sailor’s first voyage across the equator was considered a big deal. It was a rite of passage. A ritual of crossing. Everything was different after it happened. Once you had crossed the line, you weren’t just a sailor anymore. You were a...