Why did I have kids? I suspect this question is asked a lot more often than usual these days. Self-isolation and home-schooling have thrown most parenting routines for a loop the last two months. Even stay-at-home parents are uttering exasperated, “I didn’t sign up for this shit!” Or, in the case of veteran at-home parents […]
Gun Love, Pure Love
I have never shot a gun. I know, weird, hey? Considering the euphoric joy many proclaim from simply owning such a device, let alone firing one, I’ve paid myself quite the disservice by shunning this grand sensory experience. I should qualify the rather blanket statement I just made by saying I’ve never shot a “real” […]
The Dumbest Thing I Ever Said
Perhaps the dumbest thing I ever said, and there have been many (even after discounting the plethora made with the intent of impressing females), slipped from my lips during the fall of 1990. It went something like this, “I don’t care what I do, just as long as I’m not stuck in front of a […]
How My Oil and Gas Career Began
Twenty-five years ago, I embarked on an eight-month adventure that would define my adult life. It was not intended to. In fact, at the time it was more lark than prescience. Okay, maybe lark isn’t the fairest description, but academic value and eyes to my future were certainly not priorities when I chose to spend […]
We’re Afraid of the Dark
We’re afraid of the dark. Like, really afraid. All of us. Being primates, I suppose that’s to be expected from an evolutionary perspective, but it doesn’t bode well for our hackneyed attempts to revolutionize our energy use. Do we really expect to completely change the way we drive, fly, eat, and stay warm when we […]
The Irony of Poor Communication
The other day, as I wasted a few more hours of my aimless life plodding through monotonous Candy Crush levels, the voice on the radio caught my attention by mentioning that next year marks the 25th anniversary of Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill. Upon hearing this factoid, my mind blurted an invective lamenting yet further […]