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  • Creep (ukulele cover)

    Mom advisory: explicit lyrics Ukulele cover of Creep by Radiohead. Warning: Explicit lyrics. I’m using a comics filter because otherwise I can’t stand to watch a video of myself. I changed the lyrics in the second verse because I felt like it and I’m a grown-ass man that can make my own choices.

  • Stoic Save Points

    Stoic Save Points

    While on vacation with my family, I had a rare moment of solitude at the beach. My wife and kids were at the house getting snacks. It was warm, and I was laying back in a lounge chair in the shade. I closed my eyes and focused on the sensations around me. I could hear…

  • Stuff I Like: April 2021

    In the spirit of random positivity, here are some things I like that you might want to try. No affiliate links or anything, just some random things I found worth my money or time.

  • The Better Piece of Pizza

    There were two pieces of cheese pizza left. I wanted one. One of them was clearly better than the other. A bit larger. Better looking cheese. Better. I asked Violet do you want any more pizza? She said yes but I can have some. I told her to pick her piece. So she came to…

  • Writing Advice to Myself

    I’m working on a bit of fiction and as such find myself experiencing soul-crushing doubt. I understand this means I am doing it correctly. It turns out there’s a whole world of aspiring writers doing this terrible thing to themselves. What pathos. Part of what makes this hard is that I’m not other people. I…

  • Giant or Pigmy

    G.K. Chesterton’s essay Tremendous Trifles was a treat with a strong opinion. It tells of two boys who are granted wishes. One is granted the wish to be a giant, so he could visit far off lands. But upon becoming a giant and visiting these lands, he found everything to seem very small and lose…

  • Me: Asking My Son to Spot Me

    I summon you to attend me boy,in my quest for greater strength! I shall bathe myself in my own sweat,as blood courses through these veins! And I will shed this frail coil,and emerge anew,with greater power,than ye have EVER WITNESSED! EEYYARRARGHHGHHH!!!!

  • Advice to My Younger Self

    My son asked what advice I would give to my younger self. I realized it’s pretty simple. Lift weights. Take risks. Read philosophy. Meditate. Be purposeful. Each one has improved my quality of life and my… self significantly. And I could have done them sooner. No regrets, but yeah, that’s my advice to my younger…

  • The Jagged Stones of Dublin: Part Two

    The continuing true-story misadventures of an American in Dublin. Start with Part One and proceed at your own risk. Part Two gets so much worse. But it’s ok to laugh. Things were happening. Some sort of conversation. I felt tired. I heard activity. People talking. I didn’t feel connected to it. I found it irritating.…

  • The Jagged Stones of Dublin

    This is a true story about my last trip to Dublin. It happened over two years ago. Some details may have blurred over time. You have my permission to laugh at my discomfort. I was going to Dublin, Ireland for a payments conference. This was my second trip to Dublin. I love the pub food.…