May 25, 2022What I Think I Know: School Shootings…This is a pipe dream. It’s unrealistic. And in my opinion, it has to be done. To the people on one side, thoughts and prayers aren’t a solution. I believe in miracles, but prayer without action is just fluffy words. To the people on another side, banning guns is not…Uvalde6 min readUvalde6 min read
Aug 18, 2021Drinking Wiser…When I was younger, I used to plan things where drinking was involved. These activities weren’t necessarily orchestrated because of drinking, but the nectar of the gods was definitely going to be a part of it. Dinner with the family. Golf with friends. A night on the town. A ballgame…3 min read3 min read
Aug 15, 2021The Myth of Sober Non-Acceptance“Oh, I could never ‘not’ drink in front of my friends.” I cannot begin to tell you how many people I know actually think that. …Drinking4 min readDrinking4 min read
Nov 2, 2020What a COVID Halloween Taught Me About the Persistence of Humans…If there is anyone I know that has absolutely done what she could to shatter the sadness of COVID, it’s my friend Molly. During the first couple of months of the pandemic, she knew how important it was to keep the neighborhood children engaged. In that spirit, she was a…4 min read4 min read
Apr 15, 2020Try Not To Regret Anything Before You’re 40…Lately, I’ve been thanking God every day for my dog, Summer. She forces me to actually leave my house to take her for a walk, necessitating a change of scenery I never knew I desperately needed when I used to take it for granted. …Covid 195 min readCovid 195 min read
Apr 2, 2020A Quarantined Life Part 7: Our Dog Loves COVID-19…Meet Summer. She’d say “hi,” but she’s passed out right now. She’s just come back from yet another walk. She’s never walked so much in her life. Now she doesn’t go on these walks alone, of course. I’m the one usually holding the handle of the leash, looking like one-armed…3 min read3 min read
Mar 30, 2020A Quarantined Life Part 6: This is a MarathonSo a friend of mine popped up on the ‘book yesterday and said, “I sure hope Netflix is planning on releasing Ozark seasons 4–50 in the next couple of days, because season 3 took less than 24 hours. Now what?” For those of you who have not seen Ozark, I’m…Covid 192 min readCovid 192 min read
Mar 27, 2020A Quarantined Life Part 5: A Lovely Moment of Humanity This Morning from Hoda Kotb…It’s amazing what you can see when you simply open your eyes. If this COVID-19 quarantine has taught me anything, it has taught me how blindly I have been living my day-to-day life. It’s actually a self-defense mechanism that I developed when I went through cancer. To keep from being…4 min read4 min read
Mar 25, 2020A Quarantined Life Part 4: Reliving Your Children’s ChildhoodA friend reached out to me today asking if I’d proofread something that he wanted to share on the ‘book, as he wrongly thought that my grammatical skills were somehow superior in any way to anyone… which they’re not. When I asked how he was holding up, he said, “We…Covid 193 min readCovid 193 min read
Mar 24, 2020A Quarantined Life Part 3: Getting Past HopelessnessSo I’m here to give you an unwelcome fact that you absolutely positively have to know about: in the next few days and weeks, things are going to get really shitty. You are going to want to give up, give in, and throw all caution to the wind. …8 min read8 min read
