Wednesday, October 15, 2025 @ 22:42 EST Jess with niece, baby Abigail: November 26, 2021 Four years ago today, I experienced one of the happiest moments of my life.  I learned of the birth of my niece, and became an aunt for the first time. The overwhelming feelings of love and elation I hold in my heart for her began on that very day.  I wanted to share this gleeful moment with my friends, especially someone who I considered my closest friend at the time. My excitement was m

Monday, September 01, 2025 @ 15:55 MDT / 17:55 EDT “Let me tell you what I wish I'd known When I was young and dreamed of glory You have...

Monday, August 04, 2025 @ 22:40 MDT - Wednesday, August 06, 2025 @ 12:19 MDT I have had some of my most powerful, life-altering...

Friday, April 18, 2025 @ 12:49am MDT “Health to the princess, wealth to the princess, long live the Princess Aurora.” 👸💤✨🩰 Dance has...

Friday, January 03, 2025 @ 08:13 MST - Sunday, January 05, 2025 @ 13:26 MST We're all in this together; if I live the life I'm given, I...

Saturday, December 28, 2024 @ 12:48 MST / 14:48 EST - Sunday, December 29, 2024 @ 13:42 MST / 15:42 EST Story. What is a story?...

Sunday, December 08-12, 2024 @ 17:28-20:56 MST "I notice you." Oh. Hey. My first official music video has been released into the ether....

Sunday, July 07, 2024 @ 14:24 MDT Halfway through another year.  How did we get here? Was last year not but moments ago? Reflecting, as I...

Sunday, May 26, 2024 @ 20:58 MDT “...when the monster turns man, don’t know how to react...” Something I enjoy doing periodically is...

Monday, November 20, 2023 @ 21:36 MST “This is how the story went; I met someone by accident.” Twenty years ago this day, I was walking...

(and other recent “Tails” from my life) Monday, November 13, 2023 @ 23:55 MST Last week, I drove to Santa Fe, New Mexico to see one of my...

2023.09.14 @ 21:23 MDT / 23:23 EDT Today is my 3-year work anniversary. Originally, I had lots to say. About how much I have changed. ...

2023.08.28 @ 22:44 MDT / 21:44 PDT Sometime within the last couple of years, I stumbled upon a documentary on the Salton Sea of...

2023.08.22 @ 01:44 MDT / 03:44 EDT Worth music & lyrics © Jess KAPS; May 11-14, 2023 *music* Does it hurt to feel seen? Is that why you...

2023.08.20 @ 20:48 MDT / 22:48 EDT Three things for which I am grateful: 1) My parents. Mom and Dad. 2) A phone conversation with a dear...

2023.08.19 @ 21:49 MDT / 23:49 EDT I would share some of the following images: Many thoughts. Circles. Cycles. Bubbles. Pi. Pie. Plants....

2023.08.17 @ 09:18 MDT / 11:18 EDT The unpredictability of life. The catalyst that caused me to begin my blog was the untimely death of...

2023.08.15 @ 08:48 MDT / 10:48 EDT On Saturday, July 29, 2023 I journaled about death. Not knowing that on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, a...