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  • Self-Diagnosed Excuses May 8, 2025
  • No Endpoint May 7, 2025
  • Government Solutions May 6, 2025
  • It’s Either Significant…Or It’s Not May 6, 2025
  • Mass Deportation – Same As The Old Boss May 3, 2025
  • A Solution To Inner City Gun Violence? April 29, 2025
  • Inevitable Income Inequality April 28, 2025
  • Predicable Hypocrisy April 28, 2025
  • Lightweight April 27, 2025
  • Not My War April 27, 2025
  • UnFreedom Of The Press April 26, 2025
  • Christian Pagans April 20, 2025
  • Self Primary Care April 19, 2025
  • Brave…But Dead April 18, 2025
  • Private Eyes April 17, 2025
  • Old MacDonald April 17, 2025
  • Plausible But Wrong April 10, 2025
  • Good And Old April 7, 2025
  • Listening to the BBC April 6, 2025
  • I Am Already Dead April 4, 2025
  • What I Got Wrong About Decriminalizing Drugs April 4, 2025
  • Can’t Recall April 3, 2025
  • Will You Still Love Me When I’m No Longer Young And Beautiful? April 3, 2025
  • Passive Resistance April 2, 2025
  • F*** You and Your Money April 1, 2025
  • No Foolin’ April 1, 2025
  • Border Crossing March 23, 2025
  • “The Ballpark Owner Makes The Rules” March 22, 2025
  • Earning The Rockies – Recommended Reading March 21, 2025
  • “Time Is More Valuable Than Money” March 21, 2025
  • Why I Don’t Worry About Economists’ Predictions March 20, 2025
  • You Can’t Go Back March 19, 2025
  • You Can’t Cut Without Cutting March 18, 2025
  • Renting From The Next Owner March 16, 2025
  • The Tax Man Cometh March 11, 2025
  • Risky Business March 11, 2025
  • When It Absolutely Positively Has To Get There…Eventually March 8, 2025
  • Shhhh March 8, 2025
  • Time Warp March 5, 2025
  • Bernied Out March 5, 2025
  • Microplastics and Mercury March 4, 2025
  • Garbage TV* March 4, 2025
  • Freedom Of Speech Smokescreen March 3, 2025
  • Creep February 28, 2025
  • Fighting The Last War February 27, 2025
  • Daily Thoughts Of Death February 26, 2025
  • Where Is The Violence? February 26, 2025
  • Stair Master February 26, 2025
  • The Manifesting Grift February 17, 2025
  • The Crisis Of Masculinity Is Overhyped February 17, 2025
  • We Are All Irrelevant February 14, 2025
  • Proximity Timing Energy February 14, 2025
  • Ready To Date Again February 13, 2025
  • Watching The Super Bowl February 11, 2025
  • The End Of The World February 9, 2025
  • Over 55 Community February 9, 2025
  • Disruption Is Always Painful February 9, 2025
  • How I Found Freedom – Revisited February 8, 2025
  • Protest Observations February 6, 2025
  • Unmasked February 6, 2025
  • What If You Just Gave Them The Money? February 5, 2025
  • Sad Dreams February 3, 2025
  • F**k The Poor February 3, 2025
  • Here Comes The Pain February 3, 2025
  • The Woman and The Baby January 30, 2025
  • What Am I Gonna Do About It? January 28, 2025
  • Free College January 28, 2025
  • Predicting The Future January 24, 2025
  • Obligations January 21, 2025
  • More F***ing Embarrassment January 21, 2025
  • Go F*** Me January 19, 2025
  • Homeowner’s Insurance Crisis January 18, 2025
  • Frankenstein Dating January 17, 2025
  • Playing Charades January 17, 2025
  • Technically No January 17, 2025
  • Roger That January 16, 2025
  • Fighting Losing Battles January 15, 2025
  • Not My City, Not My Concern January 15, 2025
  • Luxury Fashion January 14, 2025
  • 3rd Time’s A Charm January 13, 2025
  • Feeling Married January 13, 2025
  • GenX Strength January 12, 2025
  • Born This Way January 12, 2025
  • I Can’t Outrun Bad Weather January 11, 2025
  • Tit For Tat and the High Road January 9, 2025
  • Fact Checking Fallacy January 9, 2025
  • Hibernation January 6, 2025
  • Dropped The Pretense January 5, 2025
  • Get Off The White House Lawn! January 4, 2025
  • “Dating Is Supposed To Be Fun” January 3, 2025
  • Gift Horse January 2, 2025
  • The Day Christmas Died January 1, 2025
  • We Are All Dying Soon December 26, 2024
  • So A Rich Guy Bought The President December 26, 2024
  • Give It Away, Give It Away, Give It Away Now December 26, 2024
  • Closing Another Chapter December 18, 2024
  • College Protest Redux December 14, 2024
  • AI Is Accelerating The Crappification Of The Internet December 12, 2024
  • One Murder Won’t Change The Medical Insurance Industry in America December 10, 2024
  • Say No To Everything Else December 10, 2024
  • Spendshift December 10, 2024
  • Puzzle Solving December 8, 2024
  • Father YouTube December 8, 2024
  • Playing The World’s Tiniest Violin For Myself December 7, 2024
  • My 86 Year Old Girlfriend Is Gone December 6, 2024
  • The Sun On Her Face December 6, 2024
  • Human Pincushion December 3, 2024
  • “This is Bullshit” December 1, 2024
  • Sudden Notice November 27, 2024
  • Selling Sleep November 27, 2024
  • Adjusting With Love November 21, 2024
  • Goodbye Darkness My Old Friend November 21, 2024
  • Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice Cabinet November 20, 2024
  • TRT November 20, 2024
  • Draw Down November 19, 2024
  • No More Binging November 19, 2024
  • There Are No Shortcuts November 19, 2024
  • Unrelatable November 18, 2024
  • Pain And Perspective November 17, 2024
  • Laundry Luxury November 16, 2024
  • F***ing Rich Guys November 16, 2024
  • Down For The Count November 16, 2024
  • Do What You Say You Will November 14, 2024
  • The Government Is Always Late November 12, 2024
  • What…Me Worry? November 12, 2024
  • Everything In Its Place November 12, 2024
  • The Rich Guy Wins Again November 8, 2024
  • Mirror Mirror November 7, 2024
  • Wall Of Death October 23, 2024
  • Artistic Deviations October 21, 2024
  • Walmart Frenzy October 21, 2024
  • Family Rescue October 13, 2024
  • At Arm’s Length October 13, 2024
  • Bare Walls October 10, 2024
  • Respect September 25, 2024
  • Nobody’s Blowing Up Your iPhone September 23, 2024
  • Red Flag Laws and Assassination Attempts September 18, 2024
  • Not My First Rodeo September 18, 2024
  • Picture This September 15, 2024
  • Shopping Alone September 14, 2024
  • Cable Creep September 10, 2024
  • Mall Energy September 8, 2024
  • Bite The Bullet September 8, 2024
  • Removing Labels September 2, 2024
  • A Thousand Small Deaths August 25, 2024
  • Lingering Effects Of Pandemic August 24, 2024
  • 57 Channels And There’s Nothing On August 21, 2024
  • Die With Zero August 18, 2024
  • The Marrying Type August 15, 2024
  • War Weary August 15, 2024
  • Not Shortchanged August 13, 2024
  • Car-Free Musings August 11, 2024
  • Encouraging Failure August 10, 2024
  • Shot In The Arm August 9, 2024
  • Making Money August 6, 2024
  • Dear Diary August 5, 2024
  • Dressed Down August 3, 2024
  • A Little Dinged Up August 3, 2024
  • Role Model August 1, 2024
  • Calling Out The Bully August 1, 2024
  • In You I Trust July 31, 2024
  • Surprise Email July 30, 2024
  • Be Wary Of The Bandwagon July 30, 2024
  • False Sense Of Security July 28, 2024
  • Dream Homes July 27, 2024
  • Trans-Indifference July 25, 2024
  • End Of A Generation July 23, 2024
  • It’s Not About The ‘Nuclear Football’ July 22, 2024
  • Augmented Youth July 20, 2024
  • Switching Sides July 19, 2024
  • Time Heals Some Wounds July 17, 2024
  • Uniting The United States July 17, 2024
  • Just Pull The Trigger July 15, 2024
  • MAGA Envy July 15, 2024
  • Trump Just Won The Presidency July 15, 2024
  • With All Disrespect July 13, 2024
  • Heat Wave July 11, 2024
  • Screaming Minis July 11, 2024
  • The Tax Man Cometh July 10, 2024
  • Author Credibility July 9, 2024
  • Bumbling Curiosity July 7, 2024
  • Couch Meditation July 7, 2024
  • A Different Girlfriend Every Night July 5, 2024
  • AI Is Scraping My Blog July 5, 2024
  • Ten Devils In The Freezer July 5, 2024
  • Motive Misattribution July 4, 2024
  • Religion In Schools July 3, 2024
  • How I’m Dealing With Climate Change July 2, 2024
  • Might As Well Ask July 1, 2024
  • Believe Your Eyes June 29, 2024
  • This is US June 26, 2024
  • There’s No Debating It June 26, 2024
  • Just Do 3 June 24, 2024
  • Antiviral June 24, 2024
  • Unrealistic Expectations June 23, 2024
  • A Substitute’s Perspective on Pubic School June 21, 2024
  • Dodging Dating Bullets June 18, 2024
  • Official Government Communication June 16, 2024
  • Happy “You’re Not My Father” Day June 16, 2024
  • Unproductive Hypocricy June 14, 2024
  • Religious Offense June 13, 2024
  • Bad Timing June 11, 2024
  • Cowboy Up June 9, 2024
  • Crafting A Life June 6, 2024
  • I Don’t Want No Civil War June 5, 2024
  • The Key To Eliminating Wasted Time June 4, 2024
  • Cents vs. Sense June 4, 2024
  • Amy, What You What You Want To Do? June 2, 2024
  • And Suddenly…Nothing June 1, 2024
  • Maybe This Isn’t Anything New May 31, 2024
  • The First Step To Solve Homelessness May 31, 2024
  • The Internet Is Full Of A$$Holes May 29, 2024
  • Welcome to Banal World May 29, 2024
  • Ozempic Quandary May 28, 2024
  • STFU May 27, 2024
  • Small Improvements = Major Satisfaction May 27, 2024
  • A Little Too Late May 27, 2024
  • Freedom Is Overrated May 27, 2024
  • The Age Of Medical Miracles May 21, 2024
  • Tailor Magic May 20, 2024
  • Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous May 18, 2024
  • A Road Half Full May 17, 2024
  • A Worst Seller May 15, 2024
  • Screw Me May 14, 2024
  • Talking In My Sleep May 10, 2024
  • Smoking Gun May 9, 2024
  • Wabi Sabi May 9, 2024
  • The Best Father I Ever Had May 6, 2024
  • I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends May 3, 2024
  • Retiree Lessons May 2, 2024
  • Make America Great (Again) April 28, 2024
  • Happy Birthday To Me April 25, 2024
  • Therapeutic Consumerism April 25, 2024
  • InstaFix April 23, 2024
  • Unsubscribed April 19, 2024
  • Love and Proximity April 18, 2024
  • Algorithmic Abstention April 16, 2024
  • Therapy Is For You April 14, 2024
  • When Free Costs Too Much April 14, 2024
  • A Good Life April 13, 2024
  • Ending Up In The Trash April 12, 2024
  • (Don’t) Take Me To Church April 10, 2024
  • Basketball Doesn’t Make You Tall April 9, 2024
  • I Won April 8, 2024
  • Plausible But Wrong April 7, 2024
  • No New Car April 4, 2024
  • Lame-ification April 2, 2024
  • Sex, Drugs & Social Media April 1, 2024
  • The Right Crowd March 29, 2024
  • Monastic Appeal March 27, 2024
  • Que Pasa March 26, 2024
  • How To Lose My Business March 25, 2024
  • Where To Find The Hot Fit Women March 24, 2024
  • Missing My Sunshine Puppy March 24, 2024
  • Fly Bye March 23, 2024
  • Hiring A Pro March 21, 2024
  • Stroking The Fire March 16, 2024
  • The Wrong Crowd March 16, 2024
  • Stepping Away March 13, 2024
  • Desiring Connection – As Long As It’s Easy March 9, 2024
  • Math Challenge March 8, 2024
  • The Facts Don’t Matter March 7, 2024
  • It Is Never Just Me March 7, 2024
  • Counting Errors March 5, 2024
  • Simple Luxuries March 1, 2024
  • “Every Time I Hear You I Feel A Little Bit Dumber” February 28, 2024
  • At Arm’s Length February 28, 2024
  • Drugs And Daylight Savings Time February 25, 2024
  • Podcasters Are The Latest Life Coaches February 24, 2024
  • Mind Purging February 23, 2024
  • Small At Heart February 22, 2024
  • 100% Discount February 20, 2024
  • Buying Peace Of Mind February 20, 2024
  • Round 11 February 18, 2024
  • Mental Notation February 16, 2024
  • Round 10 February 15, 2024
  • Low Watts February 14, 2024
  • The Perfect House February 13, 2024
  • Buy Mistake February 13, 2024
  • Lie-vertising February 13, 2024
  • Too Much Is Too Much February 10, 2024
  • $238 Jeans Won’t Make You Conscientious February 9, 2024
  • There Will Be No Good News February 7, 2024
  • A Trip Down GenX Memory Lane February 7, 2024
  • Groundhog’s Day February 4, 2024
  • Use It Or Lose It February 2, 2024
  • Co-signing Bullshit February 2, 2024
  • No More Special Occasions January 29, 2024
  • You Make Me Sick January 29, 2024
  • The Mundanity of Excellence January 27, 2024
  • Kid In The Candy Store January 26, 2024
  • Frail January 25, 2024
  • Minimal Irony January 25, 2024
  • Unforced Errors January 23, 2024
  • Accidental Redecoration January 23, 2024
  • Something To Complain About January 21, 2024
  • The Smoking Man Died January 21, 2024
  • New Year’s Eve – I Thought It Was Just Me January 18, 2024
  • Who Am I Kidding? January 18, 2024
  • Taking The Loss January 15, 2024
  • Unpredictable January 14, 2024
  • Altered States January 14, 2024
  • Little Blue Pill January 13, 2024
  • Autonomy vs. Safety January 11, 2024
  • Purging My Subconscious January 9, 2024
  • 23 Minutes A Day January 9, 2024
  • Being Mortal January 9, 2024
  • Purging Again January 7, 2024
  • Cleaning Out My Closet January 7, 2024
  • Putting Yourself Out Of A Job January 5, 2024
  • Love Story January 3, 2024
  • The Patreon Problem January 2, 2024
  • Paper Tiger January 2, 2024
  • The Stuff Is Only A Symptom January 1, 2024
  • Self-Pity Olympics December 30, 2023
  • One Step Forward Two Steps Back December 30, 2023
  • Food Wars December 30, 2023
  • Not Too Sweet December 28, 2023
  • If I Was A Rich Man December 28, 2023
  • Light Up Night December 24, 2023
  • Holding Back The 2×4 December 24, 2023
  • Common Nonsense December 23, 2023
  • Dementia December 20, 2023
  • Sick Puppies December 15, 2023
  • Some People Are Just Hurting December 15, 2023
  • Hardened Heart December 14, 2023
  • Will Anyone Care About This in 100 Years? December 14, 2023
  • I Remembered December 14, 2023
  • Old Looks Old December 13, 2023
  • A Day Off December 13, 2023
  • This Sucks December 13, 2023
  • Opiods December 12, 2023
  • I Miss Snickers December 11, 2023
  • The Painful Truth December 11, 2023
  • It Wasn’t The Pheromones December 10, 2023
  • Designer Babies And Outsourcing Pregnancy December 10, 2023
  • She Made Me Better December 8, 2023
  • Oh Baby November 30, 2023
  • If I Was A Rich Man November 30, 2023
  • I Refuse To Pay 25% More For Everything November 28, 2023
  • Smile, You’re On Candid Camera November 28, 2023
  • Master Tinkerers Club November 26, 2023
  • S’Alright November 22, 2023
  • Triage November 22, 2023
  • Strength Of Two Men November 22, 2023
  • High School Diploma November 21, 2023
  • All I Want For Christmas Is For It To Be Over November 21, 2023
  • In Hot Water November 21, 2023
  • Thanksnothing Day November 20, 2023
  • Technically A Blast November 20, 2023
  • Can’t Relate November 19, 2023
  • Send It To Stuttgart November 18, 2023
  • False Heroes November 18, 2023
  • The Rules Don’t Apply November 18, 2023
  • A Little Balance November 14, 2023
  • Pseudoscience November 14, 2023
  • Aptitude For Organization November 13, 2023
  • Sewing Magic November 11, 2023
  • Disorganzation November 10, 2023
  • Taking My Ball And Going Home November 9, 2023
  • Heart Of The City November 9, 2023
  • Dance Dance November 8, 2023
  • Widening Gaps Of Silence November 8, 2023
  • UCLA Loneliness Score November 6, 2023
  • I’ll Take The Shi**y Parts November 5, 2023
  • Pure Joy November 5, 2023
  • For A Limited Time Only November 4, 2023
  • Old Girlfriends November 4, 2023
  • Saving It For What? November 1, 2023
  • I Feel Your Pain October 29, 2023
  • The Invisible Man In The Sky October 29, 2023
  • Goodbye Carol October 28, 2023
  • No More Auditioning October 28, 2023
  • Incommunicado October 26, 2023
  • I Don’t October 26, 2023
  • Nothing Is Unprecedented October 24, 2023
  • The Gun Dilemma October 24, 2023
  • The Little Things October 23, 2023
  • No Bucket List October 21, 2023
  • No Romance October 16, 2023
  • Rationalizing Spending October 16, 2023
  • I Lasted 30 Minutes on X/Twitter October 15, 2023
  • Glamour Girl October 14, 2023
  • A F**king Embarrassment October 13, 2023
  • Israel October 10, 2023
  • Ozempic Economy October 8, 2023
  • Comfort In The Middle Of The Night October 7, 2023
  • False Promises…Just Faster October 7, 2023
  • Follow Up Call October 5, 2023
  • The Most Important Person In The Room October 5, 2023
  • The Life Coach October 3, 2023
  • Finding Interesting Podcasts October 3, 2023
  • History Is Today October 3, 2023
  • Time, Distance And Perspective October 1, 2023
  • Grasping Onto Power September 30, 2023
  • Hiding From Fear September 30, 2023
  • Shakey Shakey Milkshake September 28, 2023
  • Your Baby Looks Almost Human September 28, 2023
  • Unwilling To Change September 25, 2023
  • Doggie DNA September 25, 2023
  • Playmate Of The Year September 23, 2023
  • Family Of Choice September 23, 2023
  • Mostly Boring September 23, 2023
  • Numerical Perpective September 22, 2023
  • “They” Are Not Coming For Me…Or You September 21, 2023
  • Freedom Vs Equality September 21, 2023
  • A Little Chaos September 19, 2023
  • Manifesting Destiny September 19, 2023
  • Double Knuckle Punch September 17, 2023
  • Not Uninvited September 17, 2023
  • Under Pressure September 13, 2023
  • Most Of My Heroes Were Loners September 10, 2023
  • What Do You Do All Day? September 9, 2023
  • Ancestral Sin September 9, 2023
  • Crime Sprees September 7, 2023
  • Relief From Self Obsession September 6, 2023
  • Cutting Out Wide Swaths September 6, 2023
  • Boring Love Stories September 5, 2023
  • Naming Right September 4, 2023
  • Shake It Up September 3, 2023
  • Unaffordable Housing September 2, 2023
  • Opening Another Door Into The Land Of The Living September 1, 2023
  • Thank You For Being A Friend August 31, 2023
  • Universal Basic Income August 31, 2023
  • Leaning Into Obsessions August 29, 2023
  • Online Dog Dating August 29, 2023
  • Pardon My Trigger Warning August 28, 2023
  • Code Of Conduct August 28, 2023
  • Not A Thrill Seeker August 27, 2023
  • Real People August 26, 2023
  • The Volunteerism Trope August 26, 2023
  • Not My Wheelhouse August 25, 2023
  • I Already Said It August 24, 2023
  • Dog Day Afternoon August 24, 2023
  • Collared Shirts August 23, 2023
  • Consequences August 23, 2023
  • There Is No Such Thing As Easy Money August 22, 2023
  • Bad Advice August 21, 2023
  • Selling Snake Oil August 21, 2023
  • It’s OK To Be A Workaholic August 20, 2023
  • A Bunch Of Rednecks August 19, 2023
  • Reality Bites August 19, 2023
  • Unsympathetic August 18, 2023
  • Ghost Town August 17, 2023
  • Last Of The Mohicans August 17, 2023
  • Coveting Cessation August 16, 2023
  • Natural Disasters August 16, 2023
  • Battling Bots August 15, 2023
  • She Knows August 15, 2023
  • Lost Another Loose Connection August 15, 2023
  • Rekindling An Old Flame August 14, 2023
  • Open Door Policy August 13, 2023
  • Friendship Fade Away August 11, 2023
  • Anticlimactic Anniversary August 10, 2023
  • I Know When You’re Not Sleeping August 10, 2023
  • Phonus Interruptus August 10, 2023
  • My Roaring 20s August 9, 2023
  • The Wrong Fit August 8, 2023
  • Esther Perel On Grief August 8, 2023
  • A Homeless Dilemma August 7, 2023
  • Legally Bound August 7, 2023
  • A Bowl Of Love August 6, 2023
  • Piling On(line) August 5, 2023
  • Movie Shooting Expectation August 4, 2023
  • I’ll Hold The Door For You August 4, 2023
  • The Fog Of Grief August 2, 2023
  • President Stupid August 2, 2023
  • Minding My F**king Business August 1, 2023
  • I Just Love Being Loved July 31, 2023
  • The Sky Is (Not) Falling July 31, 2023
  • Intrinsic vs Extrinsic July 30, 2023
  • No Is A Perfectly Acceptable Answer July 30, 2023
  • End Of A Marriage July 29, 2023
  • The Gerontocracy July 28, 2023
  • It’s Your Loss July 26, 2023
  • They Have A Personal Chef? July 25, 2023
  • The New Normal Is The Old Normal July 25, 2023
  • Not The Babysitter July 24, 2023
  • Photus Interruptus July 24, 2023
  • Henry Rollins – My Kind Of Weirdo July 23, 2023
  • AITA July 22, 2023
  • Walled Gardens July 21, 2023
  • Gay Wedding Cakes And Theoretical Web Design July 21, 2023
  • Nomad No More July 20, 2023
  • Can’t Relate July 20, 2023
  • Tone Deaf July 19, 2023
  • Self Disciplined July 18, 2023
  • Dollar Storification Of The Internet July 18, 2023
  • Demographic Drop Out July 16, 2023
  • My Own Personal Disneyland July 16, 2023
  • Vacation Miscalculation July 13, 2023
  • Alien-ation July 13, 2023
  • Natural Endings July 12, 2023
  • A Father’s Love July 11, 2023
  • Forged By Loss July 10, 2023
  • Concealed Carry July 9, 2023
  • A History Of Violence July 9, 2023
  • Grandma’s House July 8, 2023
  • Unobtainable Closure July 8, 2023
  • Fading Glamour Shots July 7, 2023
  • Meal Kits, Supplements And Snake Oil July 7, 2023
  • Parenting Myself July 6, 2023
  • Pair Bonding July 6, 2023
  • Ashes Of My Little Sunshine Puppy July 6, 2023
  • I Don’t Spend Money I Don’t Have July 4, 2023
  • Fireworks July 4, 2023
  • Extended Adolescence July 3, 2023
  • More Booming And Busting July 3, 2023
  • Philosophically Challenged July 2, 2023
  • Old Bodybuilders July 2, 2023
  • Thank You For Noticing July 1, 2023
  • Preference Predicament June 30, 2023
  • Skimming June 30, 2023
  • Nothing That A Hundred Pull-Ups Won’t Fix June 29, 2023
  • No Medical Treatment After 75 June 28, 2023
  • Dog Love June 28, 2023
  • Apathetic To Actors June 28, 2023
  • Intentionally Small June 27, 2023
  • Wheel Man June 27, 2023
  • Underrepresented June 27, 2023
  • Go Phish June 27, 2023
  • Impulse Control June 27, 2023
  • 9 Lives June 27, 2023
  • Lack Of Meaning & Purpose June 26, 2023
  • Looking Forward To Death June 26, 2023
  • F*** Me…F*** My Knee June 26, 2023
  • Dreamy Conversations June 24, 2023
  • Bot Battle June 24, 2023
  • Grammar Or Alcohol June 24, 2023
  • Rebel False Flags June 23, 2023
  • Predicting Failure June 21, 2023
  • Love And Sadness June 21, 2023
  • We Love All 1 Million Of You June 20, 2023
  • T & A June 20, 2023
  • You Have To Earn My Attention June 19, 2023
  • Big House, Small House, Same House June 19, 2023
  • Must Love Dogs June 18, 2023
  • Therapy Is The New Religion June 18, 2023
  • Aphorisms June 17, 2023
  • Thanks Reddit June 16, 2023
  • Ruled By Little Tyrants June 16, 2023
  • Economic Escapism June 15, 2023
  • Boom And Bust June 15, 2023
  • Rites Of Passage June 14, 2023
  • A Rich Guy Gets Away With It Again June 14, 2023
  • How Many Chairs Do You Need? June 13, 2023
  • No Reunions June 13, 2023
  • Hair Loss and Anti-Aging Scams June 12, 2023
  • I Will Protect You June 12, 2023
  • Muck Dragging June 12, 2023
  • We All Hear Different Music June 11, 2023
  • Loneliness Cure June 11, 2023
  • If It’s Important, Do It Everyday June 11, 2023
  • Brick By Brick June 10, 2023
  • Small Victories June 9, 2023
  • I Was Made For This June 9, 2023
  • My First Podcast Guest Spot* June 8, 2023
  • More Than Enough June 8, 2023
  • Other People Can’t Fill The Hole June 6, 2023
  • When Everyone’s A Star June 6, 2023
  • Fact Checking June 6, 2023
  • When I Miss My Wife The Most June 5, 2023
  • Sometimes The Problem Solves Itself June 5, 2023
  • Slot Machines June 4, 2023
  • Like A Good Neighbor June 4, 2023
  • You Can’t Fill The Hole June 3, 2023
  • Why Moderation Doesn’t Work June 2, 2023
  • Fatabulous…Or Not? June 1, 2023
  • Head Banging June 1, 2023
  • Fate Fiction May 31, 2023
  • Cats And Catastrophes May 31, 2023
  • One Dog Man? May 30, 2023
  • Kermit The Frog Here May 30, 2023
  • Pedigrees May 28, 2023
  • I Don’t Need To Run, I Need A Nap May 27, 2023
  • My Pack May 26, 2023
  • Rescue Me May 25, 2023
  • What, Me Worry? May 25, 2023
  • Senior Moment May 24, 2023
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  • Taking Things For Granted August 30, 2022
  • Overdoing It August 29, 2022
  • Not So Bad August 28, 2022
  • Drilling It Into Our Heads August 26, 2022
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  • Code Red – We’ve Seen This Play Before August 12, 2022
  • Comfortably Numb August 11, 2022
  • A Speck In The Ocean August 9, 2022
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  • Online Whining July 31, 2022
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  • I Hear Her Calling My Name July 30, 2022
  • Not Fitting In July 29, 2022
  • Bite Me July 27, 2022
  • Illusion Of Choice July 26, 2022
  • Kinda Ugly July 25, 2022
  • Pretending Not To Care July 25, 2022
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  • No More Craigslist July 23, 2022
  • Chop Wood, Carry Water July 22, 2022
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  • Offline July 17, 2022
  • Cash Only July 17, 2022
  • Living In A Covid World July 16, 2022
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  • Driving Through The Hood June 23, 2022
  • Sketchy Business June 22, 2022
  • The Ellen Tree June 22, 2022
  • Letting Go By Purging Contacts June 22, 2022
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  • Best In Show June 9, 2022
  • Tribes June 7, 2022
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  • In Character June 2, 2022
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  • Can’t Get No Respect May 31, 2022
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  • Home May 29, 2022
  • Sign Yourself Up May 29, 2022
  • Friendtervention May 25, 2022
  • A 100% Loyalty Penalty May 25, 2022
  • No Funerals May 23, 2022
  • Full House May 22, 2022
  • Not A Moral Failing May 20, 2022
  • No Spring Fever May 20, 2022
  • Calling The Termite-inater May 19, 2022
  • A Little Boujie May 17, 2022
  • Bursts Of Ecstasy May 17, 2022
  • My Friend The Hypochondriac May 16, 2022
  • Freedom From Fear May 16, 2022
  • Want Not Waste Not May 13, 2022
  • Mall-content May 13, 2022
  • Putting Your Best Text Forward May 11, 2022
  • TikTok May 11, 2022
  • Talking To Strangers May 10, 2022
  • Expert Advice May 9, 2022
  • Stuck May 9, 2022
  • Lovely…Not May 4, 2022
  • Disappearing Women May 4, 2022
  • Shave And A Haircut May 2, 2022
  • Living Light May 1, 2022
  • Terminal Uniqueness May 1, 2022
  • Mr. Freezemeister April 30, 2022
  • Non-monogamous April 29, 2022
  • Searching For Role Models April 29, 2022
  • Pictures and Wedding Rings April 29, 2022
  • Movie Night April 29, 2022
  • Solo-cialisation April 29, 2022
  • Pop! April 29, 2022
  • Sorry Not Sorry April 25, 2022
  • Going Solo (Again) April 24, 2022
  • How Do You Spell Relief April 22, 2022
  • Live Like Nobody Else April 16, 2022
  • I Like To Hit Myself In The Head With A Hammer April 11, 2022
  • No Advice For A Friend April 4, 2022
  • Community Of Sadness March 31, 2022
  • My Wonderfully Boring Life March 25, 2022
  • Do The Hard Thing First March 25, 2022
  • Conspiracy Theory March 25, 2022
  • By The Numbers March 23, 2022
  • All Dressed Up And No Place To Go March 23, 2022
  • Casual Connections March 21, 2022
  • Ex Familia March 20, 2022
  • Dating vs Marrying March 20, 2022
  • Maybe I’ll Stay Single March 19, 2022
  • 100 Dates After My Wife Died March 19, 2022
  • Joie de vivre March 19, 2022
  • Blue Collar Man March 19, 2022
  • Bluebirds March 17, 2022
  • Sampler Platter March 17, 2022
  • Death Of A Special Woman March 14, 2022
  • Doing The Niggling Thing March 14, 2022
  • Funhouse mirrors, Photoshop and Winning Personalities March 14, 2022
  • Too Many First Dates March 13, 2022
  • I Don’t Do Casual March 13, 2022
  • An Alternative To Therapy March 7, 2022
  • Meditation In Motion March 7, 2022
  • Healing In Nature March 6, 2022
  • Trust Your Gut March 6, 2022
  • A Simple Phone Call March 3, 2022
  • Attraction Of Happiness March 3, 2022
  • My Day At The Art Museum February 28, 2022
  • Rico Suave February 28, 2022
  • Passion Attraction February 28, 2022
  • Kissing Frogs February 24, 2022
  • A Little Piece Of My Heart February 22, 2022
  • Dream Approval February 18, 2022
  • Noncommittal February 18, 2022
  • Older And Wiser February 17, 2022
  • Saying Yes February 17, 2022
  • A Girl Like That February 16, 2022
  • There Are No Red Flags February 16, 2022
  • I Forgive You February 14, 2022
  • Please Disturb February 12, 2022
  • Hairy Situation February 11, 2022
  • Dating Is Not A Job Interview February 9, 2022
  • My 86 Year Old Girlfriend February 4, 2022
  • Want Not, Want Not February 2, 2022
  • Surprising Level Of Maturity And Self Awareness February 2, 2022
  • Autodidact February 2, 2022
  • A Bottle Of Water, A Box Of Tissues And A Hug January 27, 2022
  • Father Of Mine January 26, 2022
  • Learning Curve January 24, 2022
  • Full Throttle January 23, 2022
  • Embracing Bachelorhood January 22, 2022
  • Wishful Thinking January 21, 2022
  • The Last Gift My Wife Gave Me January 21, 2022
  • Crazy Eyes January 20, 2022
  • Ghosted January 20, 2022
  • Dating Apps Are Just Like Social Media January 20, 2022
  • Taking The Edge Off January 19, 2022
  • Dating Failure January 19, 2022
  • Fair, Impartial and Just Farce January 19, 2022
  • The Pandemic Of Excuses Has Arrived January 19, 2022
  • Intellectual Attraction January 18, 2022
  • Artificial Intelligence & Algorithms – Don’t Believe the Hype January 18, 2022
  • The Chainsmokers January 17, 2022
  • Technique-al Training January 17, 2022
  • Unproven January 16, 2022
  • Let The Light In January 16, 2022
  • The Good Life January 16, 2022
  • I Wish I Could Be An A$$hole January 16, 2022
  • Make My Heart Race January 13, 2022
  • Fighting Weight January 13, 2022
  • Completely Out Of Choices January 13, 2022
  • Drawing On Reserves January 13, 2022
  • Time Takes Time January 13, 2022
  • Feeling Music January 11, 2022
  • Sucker Punch January 11, 2022
  • I’m Not Patient. I’m Busy. January 10, 2022
  • Deep Dark Secrets January 10, 2022
  • Scrambled January 9, 2022
  • The Power Of Paying No Attention January 8, 2022
  • No Cheating January 7, 2022
  • Self Absorption January 7, 2022
  • Ending My Online Dating Experiment January 7, 2022
  • Parlez-vous Français? January 6, 2022
  • Meyers Briggs, Enneagram, And Me January 6, 2022
  • Peeping Tom January 5, 2022
  • Sibling Surprise January 5, 2022
  • A Two Way Street January 3, 2022
  • Radical Honesty January 3, 2022
  • Self-Inflicted Frustration January 3, 2022
  • My Grinch Heart January 1, 2022
  • Happy Freaking New Year January 1, 2022
  • Giving It A Shot In 2022 January 1, 2022
  • Kids Everywhere January 1, 2022
  • My 1% January 1, 2022
  • I Can Fly January 1, 2022
  • Online Dating Update 1/1/22 January 1, 2022
  • Talk Dirty To Me December 31, 2021
  • Cannon Fodder December 31, 2021
  • My 83 Year Old Girlfriend December 31, 2021
  • Pictures of Me and the Girls December 31, 2021
  • Disappointed But Not Devastated December 31, 2021
  • I Can’t Always Get What I Want When I Want It December 29, 2021
  • So Cool She Doesn’t Even Know It December 28, 2021
  • Nitwit Shirt December 28, 2021
  • Things I Don’t See December 28, 2021
  • The Best Christmas I’ve Had In a Long Time December 26, 2021
  • Deleted December 26, 2021
  • A Piece Of Me December 23, 2021
  • Music And Silence December 22, 2021
  • Frisbee And Christmas December 22, 2021
  • Greetings Of Joy December 20, 2021
  • An Epidemic Of Anxiety December 20, 2021
  • Goldilocks December 20, 2021
  • Voting No December 19, 2021
  • Jury Duty December 19, 2021
  • Scent Of A Woman December 19, 2021
  • My First Date After 32 Years December 18, 2021
  • Incremental Progress December 16, 2021
  • I Just Need One December 15, 2021
  • Cult Of Personality December 14, 2021
  • Enjoying The Process December 13, 2021
  • In The Dark December 11, 2021
  • Making Up Stories December 11, 2021
  • The Stuff Of Nightmares December 9, 2021
  • In Stitches December 9, 2021
  • Update from early December December 8, 2021
  • Shakespeare Wasn’t Meant To Be Read December 8, 2021
  • Everything Is Not Different December 7, 2021
  • Why Work? December 6, 2021
  • Pathetic Life December 4, 2021
  • Sweet Dreams December 1, 2021
  • Cold Shoulder – Nothing New Here November 27, 2021
  • Write It Down November 27, 2021
  • You Made Your Bed And I Made Mine November 26, 2021
  • Listening To The Leaves Fall November 26, 2021
  • Ranting About Pandemic Fatigue November 25, 2021
  • No Thanks November 24, 2021
  • It’s Not A Numbers Game November 24, 2021
  • The Joy Of Using What You Have November 17, 2021
  • I See Dumb People* November 16, 2021
  • Not Everything Is Political November 14, 2021
  • It’s Not A Work Crises November 13, 2021
  • The Invisible Man November 12, 2021
  • Elbow Bursitis November 10, 2021
  • Trudging Through The Holiday Season November 9, 2021
  • Having No One Is Better Than Dating “Anyone” November 9, 2021
  • The Madness Of Crowds November 8, 2021
  • I Don’t Take Advice From Athletes, Actors, Reporters, Politicians And Singers November 8, 2021
  • It’s (Not) The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year November 5, 2021
  • Curses November 3, 2021
  • Should Shouldn’t November 3, 2021
  • Much Ado About … Not Much November 2, 2021
  • No Kidding November 1, 2021
  • Even Steven November 1, 2021
  • Halloween Halloween Halloween October 30, 2021
  • One Phone Call A Week October 29, 2021
  • A Little Less Intensity October 28, 2021
  • App Light October 27, 2021
  • Unrealistic Expectations October 27, 2021
  • Some Days The Shit Just Keeps Piling On October 26, 2021
  • Hi, How’s The Weather? October 25, 2021
  • Missing Her Three Years Later October 25, 2021
  • Don’t Tell Me You Love Me October 24, 2021
  • Stop Digging October 24, 2021
  • You’re An Employee – Not The Owner October 21, 2021
  • Roid Rage October 21, 2021
  • Real Problems October 19, 2021
  • Logistically Speaking October 19, 2021
  • Freedom From Speculation October 19, 2021
  • Unafraid October 18, 2021
  • No Way HOA October 15, 2021
  • N=1 October 14, 2021
  • I Wanna Pump You Up* October 14, 2021
  • Could A Post Covid Supply Chain Be Better? October 11, 2021
  • Everything Will Be Alright October 11, 2021
  • I Won’t Trade My Time for More Money October 10, 2021
  • How I Choose To Spend My Life October 9, 2021
  • Mensches October 4, 2021
  • Painting After A Break October 2, 2021
  • Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is September 30, 2021
  • My Achy Breaky Shoulder September 30, 2021
  • Balancing Act September 28, 2021
  • I Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watching Me September 27, 2021
  • August 2021 Update September 26, 2021
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  • Vaccine Excuses September 24, 2021
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  • Rooted September 22, 2021
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  • 500 Posts September 14, 2021
  • Knocked Right Out Of His Shoes September 14, 2021
  • Living Without Air Conditioning September 14, 2021
  • How I Spent My Summer Vacation September 13, 2021
  • Reset September 13, 2021
  • Old Lady September 12, 2021
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  • Speak Of The Devil September 11, 2021
  • The Natural September 10, 2021
  • Punching The Clock September 9, 2021
  • Back To Life September 8, 2021
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  • No More Mr. Nice Guy September 7, 2021
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  • Hand Wringing September 6, 2021
  • Nunya September 6, 2021
  • Entrepreneur Bandwagon September 6, 2021
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  • Talkin’ Bout My Generation (and Yours) September 5, 2021
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  • The Birdwatchers September 1, 2021
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  • You Can Commiserate Or You Can Plow Forward August 31, 2021
  • Why Did I Wait So Long August 31, 2021
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  • Of Course The Vaccination Process Is A Mess August 30, 2021
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  • I Can’t Handle TikTok, YouTube & Netflix August 29, 2021
  • Motivational Insanity August 29, 2021
  • I’m Glad I’ll Be Dead August 28, 2021
  • Back To School Blues August 28, 2021
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  • Steven Slug Ainslie August 27, 2021
  • Don’t Say Cheese August 27, 2021
  • One Time Does Not Make A Trend August 27, 2021
  • Just Your Average Oddball August 27, 2021
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  • Masking Our Stupidity August 25, 2021
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  • Who’s Your Daddy August 21, 2021
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  • I Might Not Vote Anymore August 17, 2021
  • Plow Forward August 13, 2021
  • An Unremarkable Man August 12, 2021
  • We Are Not Alone August 9, 2021
  • Pointing The Finger August 9, 2021
  • Mask On Mask Off August 9, 2021
  • WTF AntiVaxers? August 5, 2021
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  • Whining About My Second Hernia August 3, 2021
  • DIY August 3, 2021
  • Me and My Hernia August 3, 2021
  • Falling In Love August 1, 2021
  • Change Up August 1, 2021
  • Clearing Out My Head August 1, 2021
  • Going Down Fighting July 30, 2021
  • It’s All In My Head July 29, 2021
  • Final Resting Spot July 29, 2021
  • Turning Around A Bad Day July 11, 2021
  • Chasing the Soccer Ball July 11, 2021
  • Mr. Ainslie’s Neighborhood July 8, 2021
  • No Mask No Mas July 2, 2021
  • You Won’t Find Your Answers On The Internet July 2, 2021
  • Simple Gratitude June 29, 2021
  • Searching To Buy Nothing June 25, 2021
  • The Poor Always Get F**ked Over June 25, 2021
  • Sunshine, Smiles and Great Meals June 24, 2021
  • The Upside of Injury And Social Isolation June 20, 2021
  • Small Man Small Life June 20, 2021
  • Where Everybody Knows Your Name June 18, 2021
  • A Fresh Coat Of Paint June 13, 2021
  • Panic At The Disco June 10, 2021
  • I’ve Lost My Mojo June 4, 2021
  • Perfectly Imperfect June 1, 2021
  • Swimming Downhill June 1, 2021
  • Call My Husband May 30, 2021
  • Thinking Of Death All The Time May 30, 2021
  • Freedom Comes From Not Caring What Others Think About Me May 29, 2021
  • Driveways Paved In Gold May 28, 2021
  • Podcasts I’m Listening To May 25, 2021
  • Thinking Of You May 25, 2021
  • Ho Hum May 22, 2021
  • Must Be Nice May 22, 2021
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  • Ripple Effects May 17, 2021
  • Eliminating My Way To Clarity May 17, 2021
  • If I Win The Lottery May 17, 2021
  • What If I Like It? May 16, 2021
  • Tapped Out May 15, 2021
  • I’m Rich, Bitch May 10, 2021
  • Ordinary Average Guy May 9, 2021
  • Hygiene Theater May 9, 2021
  • Embracing The Suck May 5, 2021
  • Rolling The Dice On Life April 27, 2021
  • Handle Your Business April 22, 2021
  • Solo Forever? April 16, 2021
  • Elimination Diet April 16, 2021
  • Pandemic Spring Update 1 Year In April 9, 2021
  • It’s All About You March 24, 2021
  • Do you think I don’t know how much you love me? March 23, 2021
  • Covid Vaccine, Carnivore Diet and the Beginning of the End? March 20, 2021
  • Smemories March 18, 2021
  • How I Beat Robocallers, Spammers and Junk Mailers March 18, 2021
  • Jealous Of What? February 17, 2021
  • Wash, Rinse, Repeat…Getting Through My Least Favorite Month February 17, 2021
  • Members Only January 29, 2021
  • “You should do whatever you need to do to be happy.” January 29, 2021
  • I’m Glad The Holidays Are Over December 27, 2020
  • Made For Suburbia December 27, 2020
  • This Is Supposed To Be More Fun December 27, 2020
  • 20,000 Cups Of Coffee – A Love Story December 17, 2020
  • No More NextDoor December 11, 2020
  • Buying Pride For $3.88 December 10, 2020
  • Clean Break December 8, 2020
  • As Comfortable As Dave Chappelle December 7, 2020
  • You Can’t Be My Friend Anymore December 7, 2020
  • Stop Asking Yourself If You’re Happy November 15, 2020
  • My Wife’s Birthday November 6, 2020
  • I Love Not Being On The Road November 6, 2020
  • Boringly Fantastic October 21, 2020
  • Willpower Is Overrated October 21, 2020
  • So You Want A Quiet, Simple Life? October 20, 2020
  • Buying Memories October 14, 2020
  • Experiments – Carnivore Diet, Phone Off, Talking To Strangers October 14, 2020
  • You Have To Spend Your Life Doing Something October 10, 2020
  • Free Your Mind September 29, 2020
  • Everything Is Local September 20, 2020
  • What Are You Going To Do About It? September 15, 2020
  • Less News, More Swimming September 10, 2020
  • A Good Dream September 10, 2020
  • Anybody Can Do Anything For 3 Months September 10, 2020
  • Socializing, Date Failure and Fall in Raleigh September 10, 2020
  • Voting My Conscience September 8, 2020
  • Do Not Disturb September 7, 2020
  • Where Is Your Shame? August 23, 2020
  • To Tell The Truth August 13, 2020
  • A Do Over July 26, 2020
  • 10 Weeks To Full Intensity July 26, 2020
  • You Deserve Shit July 15, 2020
  • I Don’t Mediate… I Move July 12, 2020
  • Painting Through The Pandemic July 7, 2020
  • 7 Weeks Post-Op, Pools Reopening, Prasara Yoga July 3, 2020
  • Covid-19 Lessons from the Black Plague June 24, 2020
  • Missing Time June 20, 2020
  • Match Game June 20, 2020
  • Working Out, Lockdowns and George Floyd June 20, 2020
  • Stay Vigilant June 15, 2020
  • The Internet Has Jumped the Shark June 13, 2020
  • First Day Of Exercising After Surgery and Some Post-Op Paintings June 11, 2020
  • Bread and Circuses #2 – Pandemics and Protests June 11, 2020
  • Lessons From The Black Plague June 10, 2020
  • Keeping My Opinion To Myself June 6, 2020
  • Jonesing To Resume Exercising Like A Madman Again June 5, 2020
  • Are You Kidding Me? June 3, 2020
  • Uninformed Opinions June 1, 2020
  • The Moments of Life May 31, 2020
  • Playing The Numbers May 30, 2020
  • The Women I’ve Loved May 28, 2020
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  • Opening Back Up May 26, 2020
  • When Will There Be A Good Day May 24, 2020
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  • Why Aren’t We Talking About Euthanasia? May 23, 2020
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  • American Reject May 20, 2020
  • Jar Of Olives – A Love Story May 20, 2020
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  • Pandemic Musical Chairs May 18, 2020
  • Exercise in Madness May 18, 2020
  • Mission Impossible? May 16, 2020
  • I Had 2 Covid-19 Tests May 15, 2020
  • Slice and Dice May 15, 2020
  • Hard Decisions May 15, 2020
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  • Opting Out of The Ratings Game May 6, 2020
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  • Bang bang August 10, 2019
  • The Meet Market August 8, 2019
  • Antisocial August 7, 2019
  • Home Improvement Life Improvement August 2, 2019
  • Wanting Things To Be Different August 1, 2019
  • The Widower Diet July 31, 2019
  • Sit In the Silence July 30, 2019
  • A posting experiment July 30, 2019
  • A Good Life? July 18, 2019
  • Spartan July 10, 2019
  • Sleep Tight July 2, 2019
  • The Ebbs and Flows of Friendship July 2, 2019
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  • The Next Chapter June 23, 2019
  • Savoring The Moments June 19, 2019
  • It’s Over June 10, 2019
  • Is This Real Life? May 18, 2019
  • The Dollar Store May 17, 2019
  • Eating Alone May 17, 2019
  • Surprise…surprise! May 15, 2019
  • Small Town America May 15, 2019
  • No Blue Highways May 15, 2019
  • Useful May 7, 2019
  • How Can She Be Gone? May 5, 2019
  • Finding My People May 3, 2019
  • Fearless April 30, 2019
  • A Real Ghost Town April 28, 2019
  • No Pictures In My Camper April 28, 2019
  • I See No People April 26, 2019
  • Nothing To Buy April 26, 2019
  • Control Freak April 26, 2019
  • Dirt Man April 22, 2019
  • One Bowl, One Plate, One Fork April 21, 2019
  • Showering On The Road April 21, 2019
  • The Project That Saved My Life April 20, 2019
  • Thinking About My Wife April 18, 2019
  • It’s All Theoretical Until You Have Experience April 16, 2019
  • The Biggest Rottweiler I’ve Ever Seen April 16, 2019
  • Gone April 13, 2019
  • My New Home April 1, 2019
  • Empty House, Empty Life April 1, 2019
  • Visiting An Old Friend March 28, 2019
  • It’s All Coming Together March 26, 2019
  • If You Think Your Stuff Is Valuable Try Selling It On Craigslist March 22, 2019
  • Leatherman Dude March 21, 2019
  • Every Single Day March 20, 2019
  • Death Cleaning March 18, 2019
  • Bare Walls March 16, 2019
  • If…Then March 11, 2019
  • Goodbye Sweet Tiger Lilly March 9, 2019
  • Ashes March 6, 2019
  • The Naked Truth About My Clothes March 5, 2019
  • Saying Goodbye to Buster February 24, 2019
  • Getting Rid of Everything February 21, 2019
  • Letting Go of Lilly and Buster February 16, 2019
  • Going On The Road February 16, 2019
  • Going Off The Grid Or Off My Rocker? February 3, 2019
  • Selling My Home February 1, 2019
  • Cleaning My Home January 27, 2019
  • Why Does Widower = “Looking For A Date?” January 26, 2019
  • Half A Life January 25, 2019
  • How Low Can I Go? January 24, 2019
  • Going Without Health Insurance January 22, 2019
  • Firing the Cleaning Lady January 19, 2019
  • The Death List January 17, 2019
  • What I Loved About My Stepfather January 16, 2019
  • All That’s Left Is Love January 14, 2019
  • That’s What She Said January 13, 2019
  • Slow Ride January 12, 2019
  • Cruising January 11, 2019
  • A Matter Of Perspective January 8, 2019
  • Shutting Down Inside Sales Dude January 5, 2019
  • I’m In Repair January 2, 2019
  • Turning Off The TV January 1, 2019
  • Big Empty Life December 29, 2018
  • Black and White December 29, 2018
  • Keep Your Eyes Open For An Opportunity To Help December 25, 2018
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  • Car Insurance Stupidity December 11, 2018
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  • Who Will Take Care Of You? December 7, 2018
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  • The Right Answer Isn’t Always The Perfect Answer December 6, 2018
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  • Fantasy vs Reality September 13, 2018
  • She Knows What You Think Anyway September 12, 2018
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  • What Happens After You Get The Job At The Top? August 30, 2018
  • Is Radio Doomed? August 27, 2018
  • Would Retiring To Small Town or Rural America Be Better Than Staying In The Suburbs? August 25, 2018
  • I See You August 23, 2018
  • Target Therapy August 22, 2018
  • My Downshifting Story (aka How I Escaped the Cubicle) August 21, 2018
  • Pleasantly Surprised With Comcast August 17, 2018
  • I’ll Gladly Pay You Tuesday for a Hamburger Today August 16, 2018
  • Colognious Assault August 15, 2018
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  • In For The Long Haul August 11, 2018
  • How To Build A Leads List for A Consulting Firm (or for Enterprise Sales) August 11, 2018
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  • When My Step-Daughter Died July 30, 2018
  • Stop Trying To Motivate Your Sales Team July 27, 2018
  • Limiting Choices Makes My Life Better July 26, 2018
  • Part-Time Job, Full-Time Life July 25, 2018
  • Mole Men (And Women) July 24, 2018
  • The Magic Of Off Hours July 21, 2018
  • Get Outside, A Little Discomfort Equals A Lot of Fitness July 20, 2018
  • How You Treat Your Customer Is More Important Than How You Sell, What You Sell or Your Expertise July 19, 2018
  • I Don’t Have Many Friends July 19, 2018
  • Solving the Wrong Problem July 18, 2018
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  • Terms of Endearment July 14, 2018
  • If It’s Not A Hit, Switch July 13, 2018
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  • What TV Taught Me About Reality July 9, 2018
  • Could I Live In A Van? July 7, 2018
  • Should You Be Working Harder? July 7, 2018
  • My Wife Has Lung Cancer July 4, 2018
  • Go Onsite To Increase Your Close Rate to 90% July 2, 2018
  • Can I Do Anything to Prevent Mass Shootings? July 1, 2018
  • How to Sell When Your Product is “A Nice To Have” June 29, 2018
  • Mr. Carpenter June 27, 2018
  • When Hustle Isn’t Good Enough June 26, 2018
  • No News Is Good News June 23, 2018
  • You Might Not Need a Sales Manager June 22, 2018
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  • I Don’t Want Your $2.7M Penthouse Condo June 20, 2018
  • How to Make Sales with No Leads, No Marketing and No Track Record June 18, 2018
  • Old Man June 14, 2018
  • What is it you do and how do you make money? June 14, 2018
  • Fashionista June 12, 2018
  • Crunch Time June 9, 2018
  • Stop Being A Whiny Crybaby June 9, 2018
  • There Are No Victims In Sales June 6, 2018
  • How To Target Decision Makers At The Right Accounts To Sell The Largest Deals June 2, 2018
  • Helping A Sales Rep Quit May 31, 2018
  • My Consulting Business Is Down This Year May 31, 2018
  • My Life As An Introvert May 29, 2018
  • Most Sales Training Is Garbage May 29, 2018
  • My Experience With Obamacare aka the ACA May 28, 2018
  • Follow The Money May 22, 2018
  • Taking A Stand to Defend Your Rep May 19, 2018
  • My Grocery List System vs. My Marriage May 17, 2018
  • Should Your Sales Team Be Run Like A Family Business? May 16, 2018
  • Where Are All The GenX Blogs? May 16, 2018
  • Jobs That Took Me from Poor to Middle Class to Semi Retired May 16, 2018
  • Thanking My Mentors May 11, 2018
  • My Obsession with Tracking Time May 11, 2018
  • The Compliment Sandwich is a Shit Sandwich May 10, 2018
  • Friendships of Convenience May 10, 2018
  • The Compliment Sandwich Is A Sh!t Sandwich May 10, 2018
  • Hacking A/B Testing For An Individual Sales Rep May 9, 2018
  • I Can’t Believe I Fell For Tooth Whitening May 8, 2018
  • Why Sales Automation Isn’t Helping You Sell More May 7, 2018
  • Why I Do Yoga May 2, 2018
  • Save Money By Driving An Old Car April 30, 2018
  • Presentations That Won’t Put Everyone to Sleep April 29, 2018
  • Why I Hire Weirdos April 29, 2018
  • 3 Big Rocks for Time Management April 29, 2018
  • Try Not To Lie April 28, 2018
  • How (and Why) I Got My Monthly Expenses Really Low April 25, 2018
  • How To Never Be Surprised When Someone Quits April 24, 2018
  • Just One Of Those Days April 22, 2018
  • You Already Know What To Do April 22, 2018
  • How Sales Taught Me To Face My Fears April 22, 2018
  • My (sort of) Simple Guide To Fitness April 22, 2018
  • I’d Rather Move Somewhere Than Travel There April 20, 2018
  • Is It Time To Spring Clean Your Leads? April 19, 2018
  • How I Escaped Credit Card Debt With Chase and Citibank April 17, 2018
  • What If Everything You Owned Was Your Favorite? April 14, 2018
  • I Quit Facebook and Twitter to Quiet the Noise In My Head April 13, 2018
  • Someday You Will Have a Driveway as Nice as Mine April 12, 2018
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  • What’s the Worst That Could Happen? April 12, 2018
  • How I Met My Wife April 7, 2018
  • Too Much Information Is Making Me Stupid April 6, 2018
  • The Scrap Man & Sales Partnerships April 4, 2018
  • How I Stumbled Into A Career in Sales April 1, 2018
  • Buy a Cheaper House & Retire Early March 31, 2018
  • Mr. Nobody Man March 30, 2018
  • How Can a Bidet Solve Your Sales Problem? March 28, 2018
  • Surprise Party March 27, 2018
  • Take Advantage of Being the Boss March 15, 2018
  • Don’t Be The Answer Man March 8, 2018
  • How Can Paying Attention To History Help You Sell More? March 5, 2018
  • When Should Sales Managers Update Their Resume and LinkedIn? February 28, 2018
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  • The Big List – How To Tackle Big Projects November 16, 2017
  • How Sales Managers Should Wrap Up the Week November 13, 2017
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  • Is It Time to Move to a New CRM? August 23, 2017
  • The Truth About Setting Sales Quotas August 13, 2017
  • Creating an Effective Commission Plan August 9, 2017
  • How Much to Pay a New Sales Rep August 3, 2017
  • How Long Will it Take to Ramp Up Your Sales Team? July 24, 2017
  • Weekly 1-on-1s for Sales Reps – Set Goals, Make Things Happen and Cement Relationships July 20, 2017
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