Author Archives: ltrainlane

I’m back. I changed my mind. I know EXACTLY what I want to write about. More to come……plus I’ll explain this in much more detail. Talk soon.

It’s been a fun ride. Thank you to all who have followed this blog for the past six years. Although this started as a way of journaling my feelings, and this was a pleasure and privilege to write, I’m going to find another quieter outlet instead. Peace to you all. ❤️

Here’s how I’d win on Survivor. I can live on dry cereal, water and peanut butter and granola bars. I don’t know this from camping….I know this because I let my cubbard get that bare two weeks ago, because I absolutely suck at cooking, and the couch was just too comfy for going to theContinue reading “cooking for dummies.”

It’s been 76 days since moving back to the Keystone State. Although it’s been a rollercoaster of a year, things are settling down. New friends, new opportunities, and new surroundings have helped to find a new sense of inner peace. True confession – I didn’t just burn bridges in Alexandria – I napalmed those motherfuckers.Continue reading “losing the façade.”

Lane Stowe, August 15, 1969 – August 14, 2025 Wait, what?? That’s right, I’m having a “death without a death”, as I’m truly leaving my old self behind at 55. in other words, I’m “killing off” the Mr. Today Show part of my personality that I absolutely detest. That’s the part of me that canContinue reading “56.”

It feels good to be back. I should’ve never left. The last 15 years of my life were not real. Not at all. Don’t even get me started on the whole Today Show thing…. I spent this entire time being something that I’m not, in hopes of fitting into someone else’s life. And I’m notContinue reading “pennsylvania.”

It’s been a minute. The winds of change…. Very sadly, Jenn and I have come to the end of our rainbow. I have nothing but love and the utmost respect for her, and my heart (as broken as it is) is full of gratitude for the 15 wonderful years that we had together. ❤️🌹 WithContinue reading “because it’s otto’s world, and we just happily live in it.”

Thank you, Randy Newman. This has been a fabulous week in the Land of La-La. As I work full-time remotely, my boss gave me the green light to work from the West Coast this week, so that I can see family and friends that I have not seen in a while. I’m truly enjoying myContinue reading “i love LA.”