Archive

• A trip to Plan 9 Music and the return of analog entertainment for a new generation
• Taking my kids to an all-you-can-eat buffet is on our family bucket list
• Blue jay vs bald-faced hornet nest (and the winner is…)
• Not doing the thing is always easier than doing the thing
• A runner’s diary: my first week back, setting new running goals, and holding myself accountable going forward
• Remembering Gary (as if forgetting him could ever possibly happen)
• Run vs. ran, or I went for a two mile jog today for the first time in six months
• I replaced my old 2013 MacBook Pro with Apple’s new MacBook Neo
• The dog and the squirrel
• Hats off to the people who keep our lights on, clear our roads, and respond to emergencies during bad weather
• I’m concerned about my backyard wildlife as a major east coast winter storm approaches
• Snowpocalypse: The Sequel
• Down and out with the flu
• Coffee and an underlying anxiety disorder don’t go well together
• If you were starting a blog today, what would you do differently?
• No magnum opus, just a blog post
• If you’re looking for Elf on the Shelf hiding places, I’m all out of ideas
• Five ways I’m becoming more like my dad every single day of my waking life
• Blowing cigarette smoke in my dad’s ear at his request
• Another trip around the sun: a birthday self-interview
• Weekend music playlist featuring The Boss, Tom Waits, and Iggy Pop, but mostly punk rock because I’m a punk rocker, yes I am
• Why do blogs die?
• We got our Halloween pumpkin in time for once, but will it make it to October 31 or will the squirrels and crows destroy it long before the ghouls come out?
• We took a trip to the apple orchard this weekend to pick apples, but ended up picking dreaded lanternflies off our clothes instead
• As an American, I don’t know much about British humor but I’ve been binge-watching Brassic lately
• Zombie, Elvis, and why my son’s name is Henry
• This blog is intentionally plain so that you can focus on reading and not be distracted
• This Blog Runs on Random Thoughts
• In Memory of Mary Ann
• Cracker Barrel Is Changing Its Logo? Whoops, Never Mind.
• “There’s Nothing to Eat”
• Not My Beloved Em Dash — Or: Don’t Be an AI Hypocrite
• Write Something Today
• Nose Hair, Gray Hair: A One-Act Play
• Halibut Head Covers Dramarama’s “Anything, Anything”
• One Photo a Day, Every Day
• An Internet Media Diet
• The Double Meaning of May 21
• Does Imposter Syndrome Apply to Parenting?
• Paint a Happy Little Tree
• Trail running isn’t about speed
• As a Tall Man, I Hate Shopping for New Clothes
• I Always Wake Early on Saturdays
• Practical Fitness Advice on Getting Back Into Shape In Your 40s
• Why the Movie My Girl Is Prohibited from Family Movie Night In Our House
• Vernon “Mad Max” Maxwell talks Hakeem, Drazen, MJ, and a Young Kobe
• An Unexpected Charley Horse In a Most Unexpected Place
• A Concerned Father Inadvertently Opens the Gates of Hell By Purchasing His Daughter Her First Smartphone
• Are Advice Columns a Crock of You Know What?
• Someone Is Going To Be a Jerk Today
• The Los Angeles Lukas
• RE: I Was a Teenage Webmaster
• The Return of Randomness
• Scratching the Itch That Is the Look and Feel of My Blog
• Everybody Needs a Little Time Away
• I Once Had a Shadow: A Tribute to and Story of a Dog Named Mozzarella Cheese
• I Left My Heart at the Vet’s Office Yesterday
• The Purpose and Placement of a Desk
• The Teeth on Aluminum Foil Rolls Are 100% Unnecessary
• My Neighbor Bought a New Electric Leaf Blower and Is Currently Terrorizing the Leaves in His Yard As I Type This
• A Friendly Reminder to Parents of Our Single Most Important Responsibility on the Day after Halloween
• An Honestly Funny Story About the First Time I Ever Voted In a Presidential Election
• Don’t Follow the Leader
• Create a Smarter, More Personalized Smartphone with iPhone’s Smart Stack Feature
• 43 Lessons I’ve Learned In My Anxiety-Filled Yet Otherwise Ordinary 43 Years of Existence
• A Thomas Thwaites Reference
• I’m the Volume In Your F—ked Up Teenage Band
• Punk Rock Lullabies
• Blog More, Hesitate Less
• My Brain Isn’t Working
• Me and the Dog at 2:30 AM
• The Art of Being the Worst Texter in the World
• The New Tenant: A Short Story
• Punk Rock Flashback: Vol. 1
• Old Running Shoes
• A Change of Direction
• My Unwavering Love for the Blue Hyperlink
• The Lone Reader
• My Arthritic Knee: An Ode
• A Funny Story to Start Your Morning
• A Small Town, a Photo, and Two Bloggers Eight Years Later
• That’s Correct. I Still Own a PS3
• Summer’s End
• Superman Ice Cream
• This Is a Blog
• Now Is the Time for Right Speech
• Post vs. Post + Email
• I Wish My Car Had a Cassette Player
• I Am the Cardinal and I Will Not Drop In Until Everyone’s Gone
• The Wildlife of Spring in Early Summer
• The Deflated Volleyball
• If You Give a Squirrel a Cookie
• Reading The Big Lebowski Screenplay
• The Visitor Counter
• My Daily Writing Routine Is Out of Sync
• The Last Life Hack You Will Ever Need
• RIP Coconut
• I Once Ran Out of Gas Fifty Feet From My House
• Writing vs Written
• My Hidden Talent Is Spilling Coffee and Tea. What’s Yours?