Ecstatic Adventures of the Exuberant Bodhisattva

I haven’t worn a Maxi Pad in over a decade.  Almost a decade and a half.  I hate Maxi Pads.  They make you feel like you’re wearing a diap...

Ever since I knew they existed I have been terrified of spinal cord injuries.  Having been active my entire life, I cannot imagine ever not...

If you are going shopping on Black Friday, my first advice to you is do not get killed at Walmart. Now that that's out of the way, I wi...

I just attended the funeral of a lovely man named John Smith.  Despite his extremely common name, John was an extraordinary person who I m...

Someone just wrote an article called, “ An End to Self-Care .”  The author claims that our society is way too concerned with avoiding bur...

One day a year, I leave the house without taking a shit.  It's the worst day of the year.  I hate that day.  This week, I've had t...

Today is my mother's birthday. It is also the birthday of the first boyfriend I ever had in high school. The third boyfriend I ever...