I’m lucky. I’m 38 years old and both my parents are still living. Not just alive, but really living. I have way, way too many friends who lost a parent early. Untimely deaths are a reality, but [...]
Ever heard this comment? “I think all the doctors want something to be wrong with you so they’ll have an income. They don’t really help you, they just want you to keep coming back in the door. [...]
Unless you completely were devoid of media yesterday, you probably know the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge welcomed in a new baby boy into the Royal Family. I’m not an Englishman. I’m not a [...]
Just recently saw a post from a friend that pretty much ripped my heart out. There’s HIPAA involved here, so let’s just say this happened west of the Mississippi. This friend is a nurse. She told [...]
I count stairs. Weird, right? Like, going up and down a set of stairs, I want to know how many there are. This has nothing to do with the “irrational” fear some folks with true OCD have; like, I [...]
I really am not a fan of practical jokes. To me, there’s just no enjoyment in putting a person in an uncomfortable or stressful position for no other reason than fun. Call me a killjoy, but [...]
Through a ton of self reflection, I’ve come to know that I value relationships above pretty much anything else. When I put a ring on it, my marriage to The Hottness became the most important [...]
Remember that post a few days ago about the 22K+ old E mails that came flooding back in? Yeah, gonna be cleaning those up for a while. But, in going through them, I found this gem. I’ve removed a [...]
Even though I’ve written four books and a bunch of other stuff, it’s still tough to think of myself as a writer. I mean, I have this vision of writers sitting at a typewriter and either just [...]
A week ago, The Hottness and I celebrated our six year anniversary. We went out for sushi and had a real date for the first time in a long time. Too long, in fact. Over dinner, we agreed not to [...]