It’s always dark when I walk Wiggles in the morning before sunrise. I enjoy these walks. I see bunnies and deer munching on my neighbor’s lawns. There are only one or two cars on the road. I wave to my 4:30AM girlfriend. Even though it is dark outside, it’s not truly dark. There are streetlights,…
Making Up Stories
I have been a fan of fiction books my entire life. I devoured all kinds of books – from Westerns to Sci-Fi to Mysteries to Thrillers to Drama to Historical Fiction to Love Stories to Teen Angst Novels to Tragedies to Biographies and everything in between. I envied writers who could make up stories that…
The Stuff Of Nightmares
In my attempt to find something to entertain myself in the evening, I once again subscribed to Netflix. Although I like to be productive all the time, I find that after dinner, I’m usually spent. I just want to relax and chill out. For me this usually means sitting on the sofa with Wiggles on…
In Stitches
One of the most satisfying things I’ve learned in the past year is how to sew. I taught myself how to sew because I was fed up with constantly rolling up all of my sleeves accommodate my short arms. It’s not that my arms are freakishly short – like Ceelo or like a Tyrannosaurus Rex…
Update from early December
I’m still dealing with elbow bursitis – it’s now been over 4 weeks. The pain is manageable and I can do 90% of my normal activities with little to no issues. It hurts to bend my arm more than 90 degrees so I work around this as best I can. It looks weird to have…
Shakespeare Wasn’t Meant To Be Read
During my 4 years of high school, we studied several of Shakespeare’s plays including: A Midsummers Nights Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear. We also studied a number of famous books including: The Scarlet Letter, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, Great Expectations, The Old Man And The Sea, Siddhartha, Metamorphosis,…
Everything Is Not Different
For entertainment, I listen to a lot of podcasts. Regardless of the subject matter, current events often come up during the podcast discussions. Lately, that’s been the Covid pandemic, its effect on the world and its impact on the future. Most of the people who discuss these events don’t know any more than you or…
Why Work?
I began working as an employee the month I turned 16. I was in 10th grade and needed money for clothes, food, entertainment, sneakers, books, dating, and savings 32 years later I worked my final day as an employee. I always worked for the money. In college, I needed money for tuition, food, books, supplies,…
Pathetic Life
Pathetic. Sometimes this is how my life feels. I had one of those days last week. I might as well be dead. I regret giving away my cats, that I loved and adopted for life, so I could live on the road (only to fail after 2 months). I was an idiot for giving away…
Sweet Dreams
I had an argument with my wife last night. She said something. Then I said something back. Quickly, things got heated. I can’t even remember what we we arguing about. Suddenly, with her eyes shining brightly and her big cheesy grin unable to be surprised, she started teasing me. “Oooo…You’re such an assh***le. You know…