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2023-08-30 Procrastination is the Key to Success

Just kidding. But doesn’t that title pop?! Doesn’t it scream “click me” without actually screaming? Isn’t it also a prime example of the most despised internet bait and switch of all time? Like… “Want to know what food to avoid in order to get rid of belly fat? Watch this video.” The video then goes…
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2023-08-29 Welcome to the backside slide…

…down the cheese grater of life. “Really bro?” Yeah… that’s more or less what my brother wrote in my birthday card. That and “welcome to the club.” “What club bro?” I say though I know damn well what club. Should I feel special? He and I have never been in a club together so maybe…
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2023-08-23 It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do, that defines me…

“Holy buckets Batman, this must mean the end is near!” Batman straightens up a little, cracks a single knuckle, and slowly turns to face the exclamation, “Why’s that?” “Two! Count them… one… TWO blog posts within the same week!!” Batman shrugs. Batman has a long list of bad guys to bring to justice and hasn’t…
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2023-06-14 Winning the Crown of the Saltiest Kingdom of All

It’s finally here, friends… the update on the great poetry debate of 2023. The last time I checked in about my new approach to the world, you know, as it relates to my personal pursuit of self-promotion and publishing, I was taking my E.T. And retreating back into the safety and comfort of my closet.…
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2023-05-15 The Mystery of Finding Treasure

We’re halfway through the month of May and for some measure of money and faith, I can offer an update that I’m still on the right track. Saying “no” agrees with me and I’m getting better at it. I’ve effectively said no to one professional public appearance and also backed out of a personal commitment…
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2023-05-09 Dear Sugar…

Sometimes you stumble upon a show that just gets you. That hits every note and at the same time, miraculously also helps you discover something new about yourself. Yup. That’s “Tiny Beautiful Things.” On Hulu. Ok. Thinking about this is making me feel a little uncanned. Uncanny? Un-something and also quite validated. Strange, yes, but…
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2023-04-30 Cycles of Melancholy and Madness

For months I’ve been trying to puzzle out my problem (ok, ok, years or probably my whole damn life)… but for arguments sake let’s just call it months because that’s how long I’ve been experiencing a growing concern about how I feel on a daily basis. This nagging angst coupled with a deep desire to…
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Protected: 2023-04-20 Different but the Same

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