Great choices don’t begin that way.
Ever make a great choice? The kind that you remind yourself and others of repeatedly? You did just the right thing at just the right time. Cue the unicorns. It feels good to make a great decision and watch it play out. You don’t always get it right but, this time, you did. In the […]
Listen to Your Laundry
There’s a neglected heap of dress shirts threatening to rise up. They’re in my basement, likely conspiring against me, lurking in the shadows. “You grab his arms and I’ll hit ’em with the spray bottle.” I even bought the “non-iron” shirt variety to avoid this very moment. “Non-iron” is kind of like anything you’ve ever […]
The incomplete list of cringe-worthy phrases
I’m feeling spicy. I want people to feel a certain way about me. Sometimes I don’t do the best job of that. So I just say or do things that people expect of me. That never does what I want it to even though it usually feels safe at the moment. You might do this, […]
Tom Cruise’s Toothbrush
I have never actually come face-to-brush nor have any knowledge of Tommy’s oral healthcare. I do however possess an electric toothbrush with a similar personality. My toothbrush served a wonderful 20 month existence. It would vibrate for 2 minutes with little beeps to let you know when to move to your next quadrant of teeth. The […]
You have a bucket.
There’s a bucket inside of you. Don’t worry. It’s invisible. My 5-year-old son told me, so you know it’s true. When you say or do something kind or uplifting, you fill someone’s bucket. When you bring them down you dump their bucket. It’s all laid out in a children’s book. What a simple way to convey […]
Two kinds of noise
“They just don’t build homes like these anymore.” This is a friendly euphemism my guests toss out about my (nearly century old) North Buffalo double. Don’t get me wrong, I love the house, but I understand its limitations. Character rarely aligns with practicality when it comes to habitation. Two-prong outlets might have more character but […]
Greater heights of awesomeness
Over-indulgence is kind of becoming my Sunday evening ritual. This weekend my gluttony resurfaced for a dance with Italian take out. When I placed the order for my fiancee and me, they told it would be ready in 15 minutes. Cool. I walked through the doors exactly 17 minutes after hanging up. Food wasn’t ready. […]
Generation Why?
Happiness = Expectations – Reality I feel like a man exiled to Nebraska with passionate dreams of being a deep sea fisherman. For 28 years I have circled aimlessly towards the sea. I meander alone through the desolate plains accompanied only by my thoughts of failure and fleeting time. As I traverse the beaten down waves of grain suddenly a […]
To value or regard highly
I don’t always notice a charge of $86.99 still processing in my checking account. But when I do, it’s for an auto-renewed subscription for a computer-related service I stopped needing when I stopped using the computer I purchased it for. Already slightly frustrated after they slipped the automatic renewal thing past my five hole, I […]
