I’m a little down today. I’m mourning the death of nuance, particularly with respect to language, communication and political discourse. I’m mourning the death of any form of human communication that isn’t an emoji, a meme, an acronym, an AI-generated message or technical gobbledygook. I’m mourning the smiling pile of[…] Read On
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It’s Quiet … Too Quiet
I know it’s been a little quiet around here lately. Just working hard on book #2 and paying some bills. You know how it is. Just wanted to let y’all know that all is well, I haven’t fallen into despair over the Yankees losing to the Astros and decided to[…] Read On
News: How’s a Memoir Sound?
I’m not gonna lie, I’m pretty bummed about Alex Trebek having stage 4 pancreatic cancer. And Luke Perry dying of a massive stroke. You know the drill – we all have stories of loved ones and stuff. Besides, the older you get the more that sort of thing affects you.[…] Read On
Stay Young as Long as You Can
Pretty sure I warned you that I had one more procedure coming this year and, since I’ve already maxed out my deductible I am having surgery on my right foot next week Friday. For the first time ever they made me get a pre-op physical – you know, so my[…] Read On
Why Do We Insist on Making Everything So Complicated?
When someone answers a “why” question with “it’s complicated,” it’s a safe bet that it isn’t. You would think pretty much everyone’s heard the “keep it simple” or “less is more” message by now. The question is, why do we insist on making everything so damned complicated? We’re forever assigning[…] Read On
Even Workaholics Gotta Take a Break Sometime
Hope ya’ll are having a fun summer and successfully celebrated the 4th without blowing up any body parts. I’m sort of taking the week off; thought I’d fill you in on what’s going on around here. No vaca or anything (wife’s consumed with a new job), just chilling in the[…] Read On
MSNBC Host Joy Reid’s Split Personality
We’ve all said things we regret, things we’d take back in a heartbeat if we could. Some of us have even been dumb enough to document our hateful rants in writing. The funny thing is, the internet never forgets, and those mistakes will inevitably come back to haunt us. You[…] Read On