-Words by CM
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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. …
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
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 -…
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…
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…
