Life is not an action movie sequence. I kind of scoff every time I see the well-worn article or book titled “How to Do Nothing.” It has become really common, though I think as more of a safety blanket, because the author knows that we all struggle doing nothing. Or…

A Burden that is a Blessing I have an awful default setting to compare myself to successful people. It’s like a motion detector system to avoid me getting into too much of a good mood. Then a process begins though of trying to poison my comparison. It naturally winds its…

Less four day hangovers, more taking the red pill in hopes of making a difference. “Why was that the last time you drank? You didn’t do anything bad” My cousin and one of my best friends just told me this at my last sober wedding experience. He was referring to…

What to say to the person you likely have said too much to… My sister is a special and awesome person. She is much more like me than my older brother, who somehow escaped a lot of the day to day darkness. I often painstakingly wonder, perhaps when most frustrated…

“Don’t tell my mom we booked EVEN MORE SPACE” How many reluctant rather forced traditions do we have out of respect for a parent? Going further, out of respect for what that parent would think their deceased parent would think? Think of all the societal conventions that were once so…

The mysterious ‘They’ and Conventional Wisdom lacks empathy I have noticed that people throw around all-knowing sayings or admonitory tidbits they have somehow gathered with a decent amount of relish. It’s as if that very event has happened to them, they wear the battle scars, and they harvested the hard-earned…

Move over Dark Purple Stuff….. I am writing this more as an appendix of sorts, something that I can refer back to when I need to be reminded of the various things I can do to NATURALLY (or, at least with a caffeinated or confectionary drug that is not alcohol)…

“Would you like a bag with that, or a medal?” Roller Grill RollerDerby! Cringe-warning. I am going to tell you exactly what I buy when I stop at gas stations. Anytime this comes up with coworkers or friends, I absolutely 100% abbreviate telling what I purchase to make it seem…

David After Dentist meets Grown-Ass Adults Navigating Society I’ll try my best to keep this short. Largely because this is really hard to explain and also I’ve been a major downer lately! …