“Advertising has them chasing cars and clothes. Working jobs we hate, so we can buy sh*t we don’t need.” Chuck Palahniuk – Fight Club While I’ve had my fair share of disagreements/agreements on the way my parents decided to raise our family, one of the things I’m now thankful for is the fact they decided to […]
Waking up. I became so used to living a stressful life that demanded I wake up with a racing pulse and immediate urge to speed lukewarm coffee into my system. Finding a nonexistent edge I was wrong about needing. Some things take time, effort, diligence, and heart. Such is life. My life is very different […]
Note From Aaron: For several years after the passing of my Dad, I would write letters to him – on and off of this blog – as a way to remember. While I am unsure of whether or not I’ll ever ‘see’ my Dad again, due to a shift in my religious beliefs over time, there […]
I’ve seen far more people talk about how hard, difficult, and ugly life is, than those who call it beautiful, free, and wonderful. “We die the way we live” is one of my favorite sayings. I believe it to be true. Given my stay-at-home-hermit-nature I’ve had for several years, I have spent far more time […]
A man told me once that all the bad people Were needed. Maybe not all, but your fingernails You need; they are really claws, and we know Claws. The sharks—what about them? They make other fish swim faster. The hard-faced men In black coats who chase you for hours In dreams—that’s the only way to […]
“Safe?” said Mr. Beaver; “don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.” The above quote, which anybody who knows me will be shocked to see I used, is from The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. As a child, […]
One of my favorite moments from Spartacus: Gods Of The Arena is the moment before the last fight of the season; the Primus. It was a fight, to the death, where 20+ gladiators entered into the ring and only one would emerge the victor. Prior to the fight starting, there was a look in the eye of […]
Given the number of ads I’ve seen over the past few weeks for the celebration of Father’s Day, I thought it appropriate to share some of the things on my mind as the day approaches. One of my favorite possessions, of all the ‘cool and unique’ items I own, is a small black Craftsman tool […]
Fancy victorian lettering and foreign-sounding organic ingredients still don’t cover the fact that I question whether or not the $25 face wash I’m using is somehow superior to the $5.99 bottle that carried me through my teenage breakouts. That’s another story for another time. Two people can drink the same glass of wine, pint of […]
“Raised on MTV…raised on you and me…” Many young men face an unknown enemy they feel the need to strike out and attack. Blindly, they swing and attempt to destroy this unseen force. Realizing this invisible enemy is an asset instead of an enemy is one of the maturing steps a young man reaches as […]