ONCE, A FRIEND OF MINE HAD TO CHASE HER WIG THROUGH A SAFEWAY PARKING LOT. This was a long time ago, when I lived in Tornado Alley, aka Oklahoma. My friend, I’ll call her Dorothy, was what my Grandma would call a “character.” Her life had angles and quirks I hadn’t encountered before I met […]
Send Me Your Dreams: Dream to dreamer: Shake off the past, kick up your heels!
DREAMS OF EXPLORING HOUSES MAY BE INDICATIVE of our mental investigations of a variety of ways of living or habits of thinking. Today’s dreamer moves through the rooms in an old Victorian home, perhaps pointing to an antique state of mind in her past relationship. Dear SMYD, OK. I have another dream for you! Last […]
Think, Dream, Play: A fool and her Internet
I’M A SUNFLOWER. Yep. Oh yeah. I am a regular ray of sunshine. Facebook told me so. The social media giant’s newest package of postponement is delivered as, “What kind of ________ are you? Take this simple quiz and find out!” I found my floral identity this morning shortly after reading the Daily Good’s article […]
Send Me Your Dreams: Go ahead, dreamer! Fly your kite!
TODAY’S DREAMER DREAMS ABOUT HIS DREAM of going into business for himself. Dear SMYD, I have a good job that meets my needs, but it’s not much fun or very inspiring at all. I’ve been working on the side, creating a small business doing something I love — kite building. My family calls it my […]
Think, Dream, Play: The devil and Hobby Lobby
EFFECTIVE THIS WEEK, A FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION has line-item veto rights to federal law. Isn’t that convenient? Because it is owned and operated by a Christian family, Hobby Lobby can now choose not to comply with any portion of the law that offends their sensibilities. Thank you, United States Supreme Court.
Send Me Your Dreams: Dream to dreamer: Look back to move forward
TODAY’S DREAM OFFERS A REVIEW FOR OUR DREAMER — what was and what is before finding what might be.
Think, Dream, Play: Taking Mr. Mocker down
MIMUS POLYGLOTTOS, HOW I LOATHE THEE! Oh, computerized chess games may seem relentless. The IRS. Sharks. They never sleep. Or at least that’s what their press agents want you to believe. But on a cool summer’s night, when you have the windows open to a luscious breeze; when you’ve just drifted off with a hint […]
Send Me Your Dreams: Dream to dreamer: Go your own way
OUR DREAMS SPEAK TO US IN THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE of symbols and metaphors. Certain archetypal images apply no matter the culture of the dreamer. Today’s dreamer offers an excellent case in point.
Think, Dream, Play: Zzzzz
I KNEW IT! I should be napping! I hope my husband is reading this because he is one of those extremely annoying people who goes all day without even the tiniest flutter of his eyelids. He just goes and goes and goes. Wide awake all the live-long day. Sheesh. And you know what he told […]
Send Me Your Dreams: Sober but sad
OUR DREAMS MAY REFLECT OUR CURRENT STATUS TO US. Today’s dreamer reports such an instance. There’s a reason for the reflection. We have to know where we are to know where we’re going. Such dreams help take account of the present and bolster our understanding of how to move forward.