So, I came close to making things in life a bit more difficult for myself. Again. See, in my constant quest to balance my dopamine levels (something my doctor has said is a bit tougher for me than for others) I frequently band wagon onto whatever sounds good in the moment. Bored? Try archery! Buy … Continue reading →

I’m wondering where something went to. Perhaps it is a marker of age, and perhaps everyone reaches this point at one time or another. But I’m wondering where it went. First off, my sense of security is all sorts of lost. I have given up on finding it anytime soon, kind of like when I … Continue reading →

I recently had a(nother) birthday, and like many people my age I had a serious reflective moment and reality check. One in which I was honest with myself, and saw my future spread before me in a cascade of images, all of which pointed to the same reality… I am on the downhill slope to … Continue reading →

The two young men I share my house with are insane. One is crazily self conscious and, at the same time, Senor BossyAss, and the other is a mildly sweeter version of the Tasmanian Devil. The first is clingy and seeking of affirmation, and the second is independent to an extent that is truthfully a … Continue reading →

I have been thinking a lot recently of letting things go. Stuff around the house, feelings about past events in life, fear- you know, the little things in life. I have been reading (or listening to the audiobook of) Letting Go: The Pathway Of Surrender by David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D. The title almost put me … Continue reading →

Reposted by my good friend, author, and the man who taught me how to blacken someone’s tooth, Mr. Jesse Rucilez.   A document detailing the main points of being an Atheist in the 21st Century. Follow Jesse Lynn Rucilez @ http://www.facebook.com/jlrauthor77 Source: A Declaration Of Unbelief Continue reading →

January. A new year stretches before us, chock full of hopes and fears, and this is of course the year that I will finally “get healthy!” The first few days of the new year always feel like new sheets on the bed. There is a crispness, a smooth chill, and a tautness to the start of … Continue reading →

So the day before the last post published I almost pulled it. Instead I had a decent case of the screwits and left it alone, because who doesn’t appreciate some self-indulgent public processing from time to time? This week I returned to prepping for my first open water swim this spring. It involves ice water … Continue reading →

I read Christopher McDougall’s Born To Run a few years ago after my split from my wife at the time. I had moved to a family friend’s house while things were sorted out. I spent a lot of time in those weeks reading. After starting Born To Run I bought a pair of 5 Fingers shoes … Continue reading →