-Words by CM
I’m not talking about getting ahead in career, education, wealth or social standing. I’m talking about slow drivers on the freaking highway. Or any road for that matter. How the…
So yesterday, February 19, 2026 was a day I never thought I’d see. Even six months ago I would have never believed I’d be standing here saying this to you…
So I’m watching my usual Sunday night noir movie channel on my archaic-don’t-judge-me regular cable, and the movie “Leave Her to Heaven” is on. The lead actress is Gene Tierney. …
Today is 24 years since 9/11. 24 fucking years. No one I saw today even mentioned it. Nothing against them, I didn't mention it either. Over the many years, this…
Yesterday, I saw this quote in the bathroom of a hair salon. Sometimes you find the most touching of sentiments in the oddest places. Just a few words from the…
Why did it take me over four years since writing Procrastination-Part II to write a part III? Well, just look at the title. As I said in Part II…
So last week I got my face lasered off. Okay, it wasn’t that dramatic. I just had some spots removed. Those dreaded sun freckles that emerge in your 40s and…
I'm currently writing this post as I sit at a restaurant bar waiting for to-go food on a snowy Thursday night in January. The post-holiday blues got me down. Let's…
Ever have one of those days, weeks or months even where you just don’t feel like a person, at least a worthwhile person? Those days where you feel existentially unaccomplished…
I heard the quote "self-care isn't me first, it's me also" in a yoga video once. Truer words were never spoken, but they were apparently first spoken by author, L.R.…
I came across this meme the other day: Photo from Cheezburger.com Yeah, I had to stop for a second too. Wow. You never know when anything you do with…
So I was listening to Preston & Steve on my way into work the other morning (long running awesome morning radio show for those not in the Philly know) and…
Take a trip back with me to 9th grade English. I know right, nobody wants to go there. I remember being assigned an essay where I had to cite examples…
It’s 10:36 p.m. on a Wednesday and I just got home from watching the Phillies lose to the Mets tonight and their season is now over. They suck balls. They…
So what’s so scary about Sunday? The Sunday Scaries. I never heard of this term before until a friend told me about it. As soon as he told me about…
I was watching this show the other day where a man was in a military rehab center recovering from a stroke. And as no show is complete without the obligatory…
Ever have one of those days where you feel like the Universe is smiling down on you? For some of us that feels like a rare occurrence. Today is one…
I was watching this movie with Jake Gylenhall called The Guilty and a character in the movie said this quote, “broken people save broken people.” It’s so fucking true that…
I have this candle that I absolutely love. Every time I smell it I just want to jump in it, live in it. Of course, it’s now discontinued. It’s Magnolia…
So today a friend of mine asked me if I watched Biden’s State of the Union Address last night. HAHAHAHA!!! Yeah I don’t care. I checked the news today for…
So I’m watching this guilty pleasure Lifetime movie right now (don’t judge, hey it’s not the Hallmark channel) based on true events where this wife cheated on her marine husband…
It’s not actually Valentine's Day yet, today is February 13th, Galentine's Day, a day to hang out with your gals, pals, friends, hell even your pets. Pets are friends people. …
So I was watching the Travel Channel last night and there was this show on called American Mysteries (I know, nerd alert). The show was about multiple airline crashes of…
Seriously, who came up with this idea? I get why–the ubiquitous cleanse from all the overindulging we did around the holidays. I say it’s all bullshit. Dry January is just…
(This Post Brought to You by the Letter B) Crazy thought right? How in the world could trauma be good? Who would ever think that? I do. I was…
Death sounds terrible doesn’t it? Just the word itself sounds so harsh, so low-base, like the deepest-voiced opera singer (apparently called an Oktavist - who knew?). Hey, you and I…
If you’re currently in the midst of dealing with the pain of being wronged by someone, this phrase might come to mind. Maybe a friend stood you up, your boss…
I've realized basic humanity comes down to two types of people - those who help the cashier bag their groceries and those who just stand there and watch. I was…
I was angry today, Monday. Kinda woke up in a bad mood for no particular reason. Things in life have been going okay lately I guess but for whatever reason…
So I’ve written about the Tony Danza Principle many times before. Yeah, it’s a thing. But have you heard of the John Cusack Nudge? Oh you haven’t? Prepare to be…
Everybody cheats. I’m not talking Watergate or even Deflategate proportions here, I’m talking about the little fudging we all seem to do from time to time. Things such as not…
Did you ever have someone in your life that wronged you and was incommunicado for a long time then out of nowhere they just show up at your doorstep one…
Driving home from work tonight I heard on the radio that Matthew Perry died. For those who live under a rock or who are under the age of 30, he…
Can we be done with political ads already? I mean c’mon. Every year around this time all I see are commercials with the same message: “vote for so and so…
So there’s this tree called the Lodgepole pine, its pinecones need heat from a wildfire to melt its resin so the seeds can be released to make more pine trees. …
Lately I’ve noticed there are a lot of people out there in shitty relationships. Okay, not lately, I”ve always noticed this. Specifically, why do people get into relationships where their…
“That’s it, this is the last straw”! A lot of people have said this a time or two in their life, including yours truly. You know what most people who…
This saying just popped into my head tonight. How fitting as today is a giant symbol of freedom, July 4th. I think some historical guy said "at what price freedom?" …
So tonight I went with a friend to a birthday party for a woman who worked at my friend’s old job, a hospice center. Apparently I met the birthday girl…
No, I’m not talking about a Facebook relationship status (though that would accurately describe pretty much all the romantic relationships I’ve had in my life). I’m talking about the term…
Watching Bohemian Rhapsody tonight, again. It's a movie about the band Queen for those living under a rock. The lead singer, Freddy Mercury, died in 1991 at 45 years old. …
We say this at work on slow days with no customers - just take the L and chalk this day up to a loss. No customers = no tips =…
I almost didn’t write this. Looking at that phone. That terminally locked phone. Pictures I will only see through the lens of my memory. Memories that rescued me From Grief…
Why does it seem like I’m never done? Done with chores, done with errands, done with being productive, done with editing. There’s always so much to do. I don’t know…
I hate that Guns N Roses pops into my head when I think of the word patience. The word whiny also comes to mind right now. I need patience to…
Blurry is the line between ego and self-respect. Worse than the fog outside my window this morning. So what prompted me to write about this existential face-off of good vs.…
Serious fucking question. Besides a select, and I mean very select few, I can’t think of many. Patterns, history, do me wrong once shame on you and all that jazz. …
Don't boil the ocean. A friend of mine said this the other night. At the time he was referring to a mutual friend being teased because his favorite football team…
So I was driving home from work tonight and started thinking (keep your shocked faces to yourself), I write in metaphors a lot. Okay, now that I really think about…
Is there such a thing as phobia-phobic, a fear of phobias? Is it even a real word? When I first heard this word it made me laugh. A character on…
Remember those Geiko commercials that had the turtles named the Slowskys? They’re gold. Don’t remember? Look it up. Done? Okay, now we can go on. The Slowskys, they’re on their…
You know the emoji you use when your mind is blown? 🤯 Yeah, that one. One day I said to someone that this emoji looks like a plate fell on…
In case you've been living under a rock the Phillies are in the NLCS (National League Championship Series for those really not in the know). Big deal considering they haven't…
If you don’t like mayonnaise at all, then thanks for reading. Have a nice day. By the way, what the fuck are you putting on a tuna fish sandwich then…
No, I’m not drunk, yet. I wrote that correctly. It isn’t FOMO - Fear Of Missing Out. It’s FMYMO - Fear Makes You Miss Out. Don’t let fear rule your…
Not sure what to write about. Hopeless Tomatoes has risen to one of my all time favorite things I’ve ever written so kinda hard to top that.
I could write about the Ester Hicks quotes I’ve been reading lately about vibrations and energy. Yeah, deep, existential shit but I’m deep and existential I guess. I had a good conversation with a co-worker about that kinda stuff on Sunday. I have nothing else at the moment so maybe I should expand on that.
It’s recently been brought to my attention that I'm a hopeless romantic. Shocking right? Why do they call it hopeless? Less hope? Or even lesser than less, none? No hope…
The other day my house was crying. Tears everywhere. Well, water was pouring out of my ceiling and streaming down the walls from a hole in my roof, but I…
The Universe is all about timing. I said this to my mom the other day. She said “I need to learn more about this Universe stuff”. Well, here’s some Universe…
Table for Two. Oh you’ve not seen it? It’s a fucking great show. Where have you been? It’s on every Monday at 4:30, not sure how you missed it. Oh…
So I went to a funeral yesterday for the mother of a dear friend of mine. I saw a lot of shit that I feel I need to get off…
So I decided I need to start writing again. It’s been a busy, I mean busy last 6+ months. Work was insane but can’t complain about the money. My mind…
It’s funny how life works. I wrote Tuna Fish and Doritos a couple months ago (even though my procrastination pushed off my posting it), then a few weeks ago I…
In follow up to Tuna Fish and Doritos, I heard this song in yoga class the other day. So fitting: “Sit Around the Fire” by Jon Hopkins Beyond all polarities…
I have no idea what this piece is about. I was just free writing earlier and the thought that I like Doritos on a tuna fish sandwich popped in my…
“I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time. To be in company, even with the best, is soon wearisome and dissipating. I love to be…
“I’m like a fucking lighthouse keeper. Out here on my own...keeping this flame burning. Of course, when anyone sees a lighthouse, they steer clear, don’t they?” I am a…
Are you a procrastinator? I wonder how many of us are out there. Now I’m not talking about the type of person that occasionally puts off cleaning out their refrigerator…
Dear Everyone That Calls Me, I am the worst. Who doesn’t talk to the people they love and care about? Answer: me. It’s a big joke nowadays that…
No commentary needed except this: I told my mom to watch The Office because well, it’s the fucking best. She saw one episode and said it was...what was the word…
A sampling of a few of my favorites: "Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love.” One of the ultimate bitches of life -…
So I was driving home from work tonight just thinking how thankful I am to have such a great job that I do indeed love. How many people can say…
Us East Coast peeps know. Wawa. It’s practically a religion. It’s the Garden of Eden of convenience stores. 7-Eleven - nah. Starbucks - too intimidating. What the hell does venti…
We’re all in it, the Suffering. That’s what I’ve named this thing called the human experience. Sounds awful right? It’s not. The Suffering is a gift, a wonderful gift. And…
A friend of mine asked me what’s the worst thing you can give someone. I dunno, a scorching case of herpes? Ferris Bueller’s Day Off anyone? Nope. The answer is…
Who can I talk to? As much as I like being alone, times like now I just want to talk to someone. Not sure who or about what. Someone or…
Do you know the term for when an alligator violently spins his victim into a certain watery, inescapable death? It’s called the death roll. Pretty much describes my state of…
A friend of mine told me he was going to do some work on his roof today. I just told him to be careful up there. It’s raining. Then it…
A friend of mine has inspired me to write this. This friend I've known for quite a while, many years in fact. We may not be the text ten times…
My hands are sweaty and my muscles are burning as I climb the rope higher and higher. Just gotta keep telling myself, don’t stop, you can do it. You have…
What inspires you? I mean deep down in your soul, where it counts. What is that thing that makes you feel alive? Not just going through the motions of life…
