Category Archives: synchronicity
The New Pepsi Thing
Karissa Lindstrand works in the Canadian fishing industry on a boat off the coast of New Brunswick. She also happens to be a huge Pepsi fan. She drinks 12 cans a day! Some days she spends hours binding the claws … Continue reading
Alabama, #25, and Doug Jones
Look at the photos. roy moore, 70, is on the left. He got tossed off the state supreme court twice and is an accused pedophile. Doug Jones, 63, on the right, is a prosecutor who succeeded in prosecuting the people … Continue reading
Climate Change
In late November, a storm in the Bering sea brought winds of over 90 mph and wave heights of nearly 53 feet. What was really interesting about this storm is how rapidly it intensified. The intensification met the bombogenesis criteria, … Continue reading
Mercury Retro and a New Litany
On December 4, just a day into the Mercury retrograde, I walked out to my leased car, a 2016 Mazda 3, which Rob and I were going to drive to the gym. I noticed that when I pressed my smart … Continue reading
When the Dead Influence the Living
While Megan was home for the Thanksgiving weekend, we watched a Netflix documentary called, Jim & Andy. It’s the behind-the-scenes documentary of the making of Man on the Moon, in which Jim Carrey plays the later crazed comedian Andy Kaufman. … Continue reading
Moore & Franken Meet the Trickster
One thing about the trickster god or archetype. The mythical creature shows no political preferences. Take the case of the Alabama candidate for Senate in the upcoming election next Tuesday. The guy should be toast. Nine women (or more … Continue reading
Pledge
So before I leave for the grocery store today, Rob says, “Hey, can you get some Pledge?” No problem. I jot it down on my list. It’s the same thing I did the other day when I went to our … Continue reading
The Trickster in Politics
Several weeks ago, Rob and I sent our agent a new nonfiction proposal: One Nation Under Trump Meets Joseph Campbell’s Trickster Archetype. The idea, the hook, is that trump is the ultimate trickster who is surrounded by tricksters, and … Continue reading
Mercury Retro Alert!
Maybe I’m more aware of Mercury retrogrades because the trickster planet rules my sign, Gemini, and that of Virgo, the sign of my daughter and some goods friends. It does this little retro routine three times a year, and typically, … Continue reading
An Ancient Manuscript Continues to Baffle
In Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, there’s an ancient text, bound in vellum, that’s catalogued under the call number MS 408. It’s unique in that no one can translate it because the hand-written script is either a … Continue reading






