It wasn’t all that long ago that I was flipping through the Robert Kiyosaki book, Before You Quit Your Job in the ever-calming environment of the emergency department at The Ohio State University Medical Center. I can still hear the grungy beeping noise of various monitors and pieces of medical equipment. I was wearing a pair of […]
I suppose I ought to thank the universe for the timing of this blog entry. Grammarly is already screaming at me for grammar mistakes (it ought to make my mother happy). I’m too tired to argue over my word choice, and I happily take the word replacement suggestion. Moving on. I have a habit of […]
I woke up. More than any other quote, I’ve repeated the quote from Alice In Wonderland (I could tell you of my adventures…) more than any other quote on my blog. Just shy, perhaps, of the “Tunnel Song” from Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory. Both of these quotes have a significance in my life every time they are […]
Auto-correct and pre-served cups of k-coffee. Someday our kids won’t even know what it’s like to make a typo or drink a cup of coffee that hasn’t been made properly. Such a lack of tragedy. There are countless stories about individuals who went through a tragedy in plain sight of those around them. “Couldn’t happen […]
One of the things I’m coming to appreciate as an adult is the relationship I have between my siblings. In our family, we have quite the spread of children. Steven, Lydia, Aaron, Mark, Julia and Joshua. Ages from 14-30. The four eldest siblings (SLAM) have had the benefit of growing up with each other, as […]
You’ll be hard-pressed to find somebody who loves the internet as much as I do. I mean, I really love the internet for everything it is capable of doing and for everything it has done to enhance my life. When I speak of it, it’s often done with fond words and affirmations, as if I am complimenting […]
As somebody who grew up in the church environment, the topic of sheep was not a foreign concept to my upbringing. “All we like sheep” to “I just wanna be a sheep…” and a plethora of stories, parables, and object lessons involved the virtues of being a sheep. After all, sheep are fluffy and kind […]
“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life’s realities.” Dr. Seuss One of the recent breakthroughs I’ve encountered in my […]
Wake up in a fuzzy bathrobe with coffee brewing in the kitchen. None of that fancy french press coffee. Black drip coffee that tastes slightly like burnt peanut shells in a nondescript white mug that has miniscule cracks for character. Glazed donuts and a cigarette would complete the picture. I don’t even smoke. The donuts […]
Slathering on anti-aging cream and disgustedly looking at a packet of heart-healthy popped corn kernels. Leftover pizza looks far more appetizing than the 190 calorie snack that’s supposed to make me ‘eat happy’ and find health. Wading through a sea of papers that haven’t yet evolved into trash can filler and procrastinating putting the dishes […]