Dog Shit Crazy is Nothing Special
All my life I have made excuses whenever I’ve run into a person who said rude or hurtful things to me or someone I loved. Whenever someone acted mean-spirited, I…
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…
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…
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…
Bring Out Your Inner Pippi
It’s four in the morning. Wayne Dyer, the wise spiritual leader – on the other side now, as they say – has many videos still up on YouTube. I watched…
Rage in a Cage: Another Night in Purgatory
Flipped someone the bird. Or tried to. Not sure I used the right finger. F*CK. That’s how it is with me. I haven’t used this gesture in years. Mostly not…
Why I Recommend MacDonald’s for Valentine’s Day
I didn’t sleep well last night. Between watching a horror series on Netflix (honestly! What was I thinking?) and checking the mainstream news media – equally as horrifying – I…