Harder that it seems…This blog was spawned by few desires of mine: to scratch an old itch to write in public; to get good at it — to find my voice; to see if I…Mar 4Mar 4
Breaking Promises and Staying True.One of my annual rituals is to do a year in review on December 31st. Very worthwhile exercise. Stole it from the great Tim Ferriss, here is…Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2024
Happy Monkeys…(or, Why One Should be Less of a Miserable Prick)Dima Zecer, an author and an educator, quipped that “it’s only the happy parents that can produce happy children”. Nice quote! But is it…Dec 23, 2024Dec 23, 2024
Dream On…(on Practical Uses of Pain)Journaling aside, my most self-therapeutic remedy is day dreaming. Whether I am simply being escapist or it’s the unsaddling of my…Dec 17, 2024Dec 17, 2024
In Defense of ChameleonsI did a bad bad thing. I sleepwalked into a political argument. Not of a good kind, where interlocutors are sorting things out for…Dec 10, 2024Dec 10, 2024
Things Worth FearingMy nephew turned 17 this weekend. He is shaping up to be a really good lad, I love and care for the kid (kid?). We had a lovely brunch in…Dec 2, 20241Dec 2, 20241
Dirty Rotten Shame…?Pain is a strange thing. In the Marines it was viewed through the lens of “pain is weakness leaving the body”, “pain is inevitable…Nov 28, 2024Nov 28, 2024
Shit I thought I knew…I am probably overusing this “shit I wish” set up…humor me one more time, I’ll switch it up on next one.Nov 18, 2024Nov 18, 2024
Shit you’ll learn in the Marines. Guaranfuckingteed!Today is 249th Birthday of the Unites States Marine Corps. My Alma Mater. Most kids with half a brain spend years between 19–23 in college…Nov 11, 2024Nov 11, 2024
