How I Learned to Love Humble Pie
Ray Dalio has made me see what I’m dealing with here: a great lesson in humility. I cannot tell you how it feels when people who once knew me as…
Single or Dead: Five to One, Baby, One in Five
I made my annual camping trip to visit my aging parents this past weekend. The stress leading up to it was far worse than the actual event. I am always…
What Are You Doing? Sitting Here Waiting to Die?!
I am settling into another routine – as much as anyone can who works retail, that is. The store I work for yanks my chain so that I am constantly…
The Skyscraper Index is Off the Charts and There’s a New World Order a Comin’!
I’m pretty sure the end of the world is nigh. (On a side note: When else do you get to use a cool word like “nigh”?!) I’m stocking up on…
Gloating, Crowing, and the Art of Being Gracious
Eating Crow From Bonnie’s Books I had a conversation with someone recently about how we are starting to see and hear about people with strange and disturbing side effects from…
Advice From the Voices in My Head – Part 1
“This is bullshit. Why didn’t I just leave well enough alone and stay married?” Still in bed, I pull the pillow over my head to shut out the light and…
On Being a Nerd: How to Be Cool
Most of the time, I am a friendly kind of nerd – at least that is how I play my role in life. I like to appear unthreatening so that…
Is Ricky Gervais Right? No One Cares – Fuck Off!
Note: I really feel like re-writing this post to make it funny and less of a whine. But there are a couple reasons why I am not going to do…
You Think You’ve Got Problems?
It’s been a whirlwind of activity around here lately as I've been dealing with issues that have come up. OK, so my level of tolerance for excitement is so low,…
Starting Over for the 22nd Time
Starting a new job is amazingly exhausting. This one has another dimension of emotional difficulty because I am still wounded over how my last job ended. I haven’t told anyone…