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