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Tag: Life

  • What Gets Better with Age?

    Well, at the grand old age of almost 50, I would have to say: “the ability to not give a fuck.” It starts small, and it isn’t usually a conscious decision. You don’t just wake up one morning and notice a new ad on your feed or whatever advertising a “how to stop caring about…

  • Springtime Blahs

    Back when I was a wee child, the Springtime Blahs were a phenomena that was associated with students and teachers only. It’s that vague time between Spring Break and Summer Break where all anybody actively participating in the US public school system cares about is muscling through the last few weeks. The goal is ahead;…

  • Being Supportive

    My parents were not as supportive of my desire to write and publish as I would’ve liked them to be. It wasn’t until the last few years of my father’s life that he became a little more  (vaguely) supportive of the notion. I don’t know what he was thinking during those last few years. He…

  • In Defense of Whimsy

    I’ve always been a little odd. The square peg that almost fits in the round hole, but not quite. When I was a child my oddness marked me out a bit. I wasn’t quite the most unpopular kid in school, but I was definitely on the lower end of the pecking order. This may be…

  • The Word for 2024

    With 2023 rapidly coming to an end, I realize I need to select a new word for 2024. 2023’s word was “Focus.” I suppose it did and did not work out. I focused enough to make steps in the right direction towards publishing.my work, but it feels like I could’ve done so much more. Isn’t…