Archive for the 'Religion and Philosophy' Category

When the dice were cast, they laid a crazy path

However you define the divine, be it God, Allah, Buddha, or the Universe, I’m a firm believer that if you truly pay attention to everything around you, the designs that the divine has for you will become abundantly clear. What’s funny, of course, is that you can sometimes pick up on the signs before it [...]

The child is grown, the dream is gone

I’ve had a reoccurring dream for as long as I can remember. It’s one of those dreams that follows no rhyme or reason for why I have it – it’s not a precursor to something, it doesn’t come when I’m going through a particular emotion, it just occurs on it’s own. And over the years, [...]

Cash rules everything around me

I turned 32 this past Sunday, and I received the best gift someone could receive. No, it wasn’t the weekend trip to the Renaissance Festival with my good friends, although that was a lot of fun. And no, it wasn’t the Mad Dog that Jessica gave me in her successful attempt to get me completely [...]

Are you there, God? It’s me, Tim

I’m going to take you back to when I was in first grade. I’m outside on a cool gray California morning having fun at the playground on my school’s yard, which was down the road from my house. Amazing to think that back then neighborhoods were so peaceful that a child could go play alone. [...]

Astrology time

I found this kind of amusing – it’s a general overview of my astrological sign (Scorpio) and the kind of personality most Scorpios have. For those who are interested, you can check out the site this came here, The one thing I was intrigued by were the animals associated with the sign – especially the [...]