Spring and fall, those are very inspiring times of the year for me.

Having an identity is one thing. Being born into an identity is quite a different matter.

No matter how rough things can be at times, many Americans are optimistic and on the move.

I have built my life to pursue the new. I don't have family, don't know many people and I am usually ready to leave within an hour.

I look at pictures of you because I am afraid that you would notice me staring in real life. I looked at your picture today for countless minutes. It is closer than I’ll ever get to you for real. I felt like I was looking at a captured animal at a safe distance. If you knew I was doing this, you would feel sickened and frightened. That’s why you’ll never know. Years will go by and you’ll never know. I will never say the things that I want to say to you. I know the damage it would do. I love you more than I hate my loneliness and pain.

We know that in September, we will wander through the warm winds of summer's wreckage. We will welcome summer's ghost.

We humans are hard to deal with. We are a loud, complex and demanding bunch. Often, we are best dealt with from a safe distance and for only brief periods of time. This could be why a lot of marriages fail.