A Cry for the Sunflowers (Welcome to PTSD)
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 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…
(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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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’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…
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…
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 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…
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…