Enjoy The Journey
It’s a facet of life I have zero control over. Yet I always find myself wishing for more of it: time. Today is the day that wish comes true. Once every four years we are blessed with 366 days in a calendar year instead of 365. But will this extra time even be of use to me, or will it fall through the cracks going unnoticed and unappreciated? There is never enough. This is the belief … [Read more...]
Until just right now, this very moment, I was staring at a blank white document. I’m dumbfounded by the lack of activity that is going on inside of my brain. Some refer to it as writer’s block, other’s may chalk it up to my excessive drug use – I’ve been sick for a week and I’m all hopped up on antibiotics and codeine laced cough syrup; thank you Dr. Regan. That fucking cursor … [Read more...]
My doctor says I have a thick skull, but I don’t want to risk it. Despite the extra protection my cranial abnormality might provide, I’m taking a chance this Valentine’s Day and I’d like to be around long enough to see if it all works out... so aim low. Last year I wrote about sharing some love and appreciating the underlying theme of Valentine’s Day, even if there wasn’t a … [Read more...]
I sat there for a minute, debating whether I should get up, get out, and get on with my ever-growing list of shit to do. My day was long, filled with work - shoveling an ass pile of snow, hours of commuting in horrible bumper to bumper traffic and constantly contemplating what I needed to do when I got home. Now I was finally there; sitting in my car at 8:30 at night. I needed to shower, … [Read more...]
It was the phrase printed on a man’s sign as he marched through the city. Jesus Saves. I was walking downtown to meet a couple of friends for lunch when I spotted the evangelical billboard roaming the streets. The type font was bold, not handwritten like you would expect, but neatly printed on a sturdy, yellow plastic board roughly 2’x 3’. The employees at FedEx Office must have … [Read more...]
