Why the Death of Prince Feels so Different than David Bowie

They were both legendary artists, innovators and brilliant performers. I loved them both, though Bowie did place higher in the ‘love’ category than Prince for … Read the rest



It’s Not the New Year for Me… yet

  And so it’s 2015 as of yesterday, but it’s still 2014 for me. As I wrote last year, I despise the month of December … Read the rest



Eye on the New Year

I don’t make New Year’s resolutions anymore, but I’m hoping I can get back to having a little more of a social life in 2015. … Read the rest



Death, Sparklers & Knights in Shining Armor

I’ve always had a weird relationship with New Years, fireworks and the end of the year in general. You can honestly say it’s complicated. It’s … Read the rest



Control – Avoidance vs Preparation

I got bit by avoidance today. Because I was being too much of a control freak. Instead of following my routine of backing up my … Read the rest



And We Are Back…

As of this morning this weblog is officially back online.  I am still assembling the rest of my redesigned websites, under the umbrella of beckyplexco.com, … Read the rest



The Death of a Houston Landmark

 On the way home from Depeche Mode I pulled off downtown to take a few full moon photos and enjoy my favorite skyline. And morbid … Read the rest



On Stuff – It’s All Too Much, Organizing & Decluttering

Almost everyone on the planet now has ‘too much stuff’.  Drive through any city or town, count the storage places.  And as we grow older … Read the rest



Afterthoughts on the great garage sale experiment

Well, only got 9 hours of sleep, not the 12 I was anticipating. Was awoken once by my noisy neighbors around 10 or 11. Groggily … Read the rest



One Foot After the Other

Starting over seems hard if you view it all at once, but if you break it into parts and actually consider each step to be … Read the rest