Famished Writer

You’re absolutely right. We should all be very afraid that a large meteorite is headed on a collision course with Earth and will cause catastrophic damage not just to the blue planet, but to the human race as we know it.  Aren’t you glad you pulled all of your money out of the bank back in December 1999? You were one of the lucky few to suffer the inconvenient and non-existent effects of the Y2K crisis ! Photo By C. Heliker (US Geological Survey) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Well, at least you’re paying attention to what’s going on around you.  You probably already know that at any point in time there are around 20 volcanoes erupting at any point in time, including those safely buried at the depths of our oceans shifting the plates of our Earth around.  For eons volcanoes have been a natural source of obsession for us little people around the globe; in spiritual offerings, as a photographers fanatical and fatal subject, for scientists, mount...

Image portrait of Dionysus,  Ulrich Luckhardt, Uwe M. Schneede (Hrsg.) 1909 Wanna know the truth? The stone cold truth? Life is torture much of the time, at least that’s what I always thought. Maybe I’m doing this all wrong? What’s wrong with me?  The soaring moments of happiness that feel like walking on air, down to the darkest plunges that leave you in physical pain-moping in your mire, and no, I’m not bi-polar, or any other psychological label, I’m just a human who is trying to find balance. As a fellow human, whether you agree or not about the level of difficulty involved with life, you will likely agree that “blowing off steam” is a necessity!  Letting your hair down, kicking up your heals, throwing caution to the wind- it feels good! Everything is so serious all the time, like a matter of life and death.   In the US, like many other places, drinking alcohol is the socially accepted way “blow off steam” and vent your hot air. It’s silly t...