Thought Cuisine

Nourishing your emotional journeys

Peggy Spear

Cruel Summer

I am unjobbed. Jobless. Terminal PTO. Out to pasture. This is one of the most terrifying periods of my life. I feel useless, unimportant,...

Peggy Spear

She Exploded in My Heart

I haven’t written a lot since my mom died. Granted, a lot of that has been because my time was sucked up with other things, but let’s be...

Peggy Spear

Boomers and Booze are an Explosive Combination

So, it’s true: you can take a Boomer out of their youth, but you can’t take the youth out of a Boomer. While that is a great indication...

Peggy Spear

Sports Anxiety Can Sack a Game's Fun

Am I the only 49er fan in the world who hates the fact that their team is in the Super Bowl? It’s not that I’m not thrilled, excited and...

Peggy Spear

Does Dry January Lead to a Wet 2024?

A new Year dawned recently and for the ninth year in a row I woke up New Year’s morning without a hangover. The only other time that...