Random Thoughts

  • Storytelling

    Storytelling

    “My girlfriend’s sister asked why you keep throwing your balls underhand when you get them stuck in the trees.” A simple question. The Short answer: with A video! I’m not gonna lie, my knee-jerk response was, “Great question! Tell her to worry about herself.” I mean, I’ve been throwing these balls for a certain pup…

  • The Wreck

    The Wreck

    Before I start this story, let me stress: I’m ok. The other folks in the story are ok. Everyone is ok. A few weeks ago I was involved in a car accident. How it Happened I was stopped at a green light behind a truck as we waited for an emergency vehicle to clear the…

  • Writing

    Huzzah! Another post about “writing”! Ok, ok, ok, I know, I get it, but hear me out… yes, it’s about writing again, but, but, but, but… this time it’s a different angle. Huh?? Yeah! That’s right! Do I have your attention now? No? Still feeling like clicking on something else? Hmph. I gave my best.…

  • Homework

    “My therapist suggested…” should be the start of every story. I mean, think of the endless possibilities – all the genres it could easily cross. At least that’s what I think at this moment. I mean, I am the author (supreme overlord of my story), and it works for the purposes of my universe (today…

  • Wanted: Middle-Aged Dragon Riders

    Write. Right. Right. A few weeks ago (or really about five months ago), I read this great piece from a blog/blogger I enjoy where the gist of it was encouraging people to write more. I took it to heart, gave it some thought, imagined myself doing it, and then… well… there were a ton of…

  • Raison D’être

    I’m not much of a pacer. This doesn’t mean I’m judging my pacer friends/family who enjoy a good power walk from A to B to A to B to… (you get the idea – you all know what pacing is.) It’s just that pacing isn’t my particular go-to stress move. Personally, I prefer internalizing the…

  • 2022 in Review: Reflections from a Mess

    When I originally conceptualized this post, I toyed with the idea of reviewing the high and low points of the year – a tapestry of words that conveyed “yay, I got to do this thing” to “boo, this happened” and the more I thought about it, the more I realized it could come off as…

  • My Jupiter

    My brother-in-law cannot stand two things: Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger” and the fact that anyone else provides the voice of Kermit the Frog. If you want to see a grown-up flip right on out, have Steve Whitmire or Matt Vogel (the previous and current voice actors for our favorite green fellow) sing the “Eye…

  • A Quick Lesson in Rugby

    After my last post about my trip to New Zealand, it was brought to my attention that there might be some confusion around me using the term “sea of All Blacks” in reference to the rugby team/fans. So, I wanted to clear that up for you non-rugby folks: The All Blacks is the name of…

  • Covid: Day 3 or 5

    Let’s just start with: I don’t really know what day of Covid I’m officially on. Day 5, if you start the count from when I was exposed. Day 3, if it’s the day two little stripes showed up to wreck my weekend. I’m sure the Googles would clarify this little mystery, but ehhh… I’m typing…