My friend went on vacation with his girlfriend recently. They drove several thousand miles to camp off grid in the American West. My friend, like me, is the type of guy who excels at logistics, operations and getting shit done. We both believe there’s a right way to do something and that’s how we do…
Surprise Email
I received this email yesterday: I don’t remember the man who sent me this email. I remember that time in my life though. We had relocated back to Florida for the 2nd time. I was about 3 years sober at the time and active in AA. I attended many AA meetings and focused on reaching…
Be Wary Of The Bandwagon
Two weeks ago, there was an assassination attempt on Trump. His initial response led to a fervor at the Republican Nomination Convention a few days later. The media, pundits and politicians on both sides predicted a landslide victory for Trump in the 2024 election. It felt inevitable – especially after the entire country had just…
False Sense Of Security
After the near-miss assassination attempt on Trump this month, our fearless leaders in Congress held a televised hearing to grill the Director of the Secret Service, the Director of the FBI and others to find out “how this happened and how we can prevent it in the future”. Politicians, podcasters, pundits, reporters and conspiracy theorists…
Dream Homes
Every once in a while I drift into nostalgia thinking about places where I once lived and what life was like at the time. These are pleasant memories for me. I think about my family, friends, jobs, neighbors, school etc. When I think about the actual homes, I sometimes wonder if they are the same…
Trans-Indifference
Yesterday while walking the dogs I saw a teenage kid weeding the flowerbed in front of his home. I’ve noticed this kid before because I’ve seen him doing this several times during the hottest days of summer. I was impressed that he worked diligently, on his own, pulling weeds and appeared to be perfectly content….
End Of A Generation
Father Time has caught up with the Silent Generation and the Baby Boomers. These generations are full of people I read about in magazines & newspapers, watched on TV & movies and listened to on the radio. These generations were filled with the political leaders, athletes, celebrities, rock stars, business leader and heroes through much…
It’s Not About The ‘Nuclear Football’
When pontificating against a presidential political candidate, people often say, “He’ll be the one with his finger on the trigger of the nuclear football! We can’t trust him with that.” It’s terrifying to think that, according to what I’ve read, our President has as little 6 minutes to make a decision to respond to a…
Augmented Youth
I think GenX (my generation), will be the last generation of Americans to age naturally. I base this on the social acceptance and proliferation of cosmetic surgery, treatments and enhancements I see among Millennials and GenZs. When I was their age, cosmetic surgery was something we only observed among the ultra-wealthy – specifically celebrity actors…
Switching Sides
For most of my adult life, I would describe my politics as liberal regarding social support and libertarian regarding government bureaucracy. Mostly, I want the government to leave me alone, but I do want it to help provide a baseline of support for society that includes: military defense, poverty support (food/shelter/education/medical care), local defense (cops),…