This feels like one of the occasions for which I should set the scene of my current writing environment. I’m on the roof of a house boat on a lake in central Pennsylvania, underneath the moon and stars. It’s about 5:30am and I’m accompanied by an iced coffee and a Peanut Butter Kandy Kake Tastykake … Continue reading Loneliness
Review (in progress): Fatherhood Pt. 3
I recently went back and re-read part two of this Fatherhood series and reflexively tilted my head to the side and thought “aww.. what a sweet boy. I remember that doe-eyed, lovestruck simpleton I used to be. What a kind soul he was” and so on. Well, that shit is over. I’m just as in … Continue reading Review (in progress): Fatherhood Pt. 3
Target – Expect Nothing. Pay Everything.
Let me begin by saying that I’m aware of my own insignificance in all of this. Target is worth tens of billions of dollars and I still roll my toothpaste tube to get every smear of my money’s worth from it. But that is what makes this so goddamn frustrating. Here’s the synopsis: I go … Continue reading Target – Expect Nothing. Pay Everything.
“Don’t be gay”
I’m back. It’s been a while. I have a kid now, blah blah, so forth and so on. About five years ago I wrote the following within my blog about Embracing White People Stuff: “The code,” as I perceived it, was mostly defined by situational micro-judgments by the hoodest hood guy present at the time … Continue reading “Don’t be gay”
God or Science
If you follow me on social media you may have seen me call upon “God or Science” to help me understand/explain the order of things and that may have made you wonder if my intentions were to disrespect religion. They were not. The truth is, I’m agnostic. If you’re not familiar with that term, it … Continue reading God or Science
Review (in progress): Fatherhood Pt. 2
I’m just over a year into this crazy venture and already the newsworthy milestones grow farther apart. Ivy’s 13 month mark came and went with little fanfare. Subsequent baby teeth just don’t seem to emerge with the same pizzazz as the first one or two. The milestones that do make the grade, though, really shake … Continue reading Review (in progress): Fatherhood Pt. 2
Review (in progress): Fatherhood
Eleven months. It’s been eleven months since my daughter was born. Eleven months is the answer to the question: “how long did it take before you felt like you could devote brain power to something other than raising your kid and working?” I am not, however, going to do my typical post-hiatus, overly-elaborate, self-indulgent setting … Continue reading Review (in progress): Fatherhood
Bizarre Kingdom: An Entirely Fictional Halloween Special
Ormund Plandt was a nobody. Just the night before, he’d laid his head on his nothing pillow, in his unremarkable bedroom, in his crappy house, on the corner of Mundane Ave and Nowhere Ln. This morning, however, he was decidedly somewhere and someone else. Outside his window, where the morning prior he’d observed the usual … Continue reading Bizarre Kingdom: An Entirely Fictional Halloween Special
Why you shouldn’t vote
Allow me to be crystal clear about my personal opinion: EVERYONE WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE SHOULD VOTE. Vote early, Vote in person, if you can. If you can’t vote in person, mail in your ballot and your vote will be counted – just don’t wait until the last minute. If you have trouble following … Continue reading Why you shouldn’t vote
Racism is Irrational
Racism is terrible. I’m not sure where exactly to start this blog, but that feels pretty solid. If we don’t see eye to eye on that platform, you better buckle in or jump out. Now, obviously, racism takes on many forms, but for the purposes of this discussion, I’m focusing mainly on racism by white … Continue reading Racism is Irrational
True Jest 