Single-handedly solving nothing
A catch-all for my random silly, funny, and/or thoughtful posts about life and the crazy world around us. I try not to rant or insult. If I make you smile or contemplate, I’ll consider it a success.
It’s no secret that playing the lottery is a sucker’s game. The stats are crystal clear regarding the probability of winning those jackpots; you’re just donating money. But we keep playing because … somebody must win. Consider Lotto 6/49, the first nation-wide Canadian lottery game launched back in 1982. The odds of winning the classic … Read more
“Are you still writing your blog?” Six simple words. One innocent question. A cast iron frypan of reality checking me right upside the head. A good friend and a close relative each asked this of me within weeks late last year. And with that, a nagging, unsettling truth I’d been ignoring for some time suddenly … Read more
Today is my 50th birthday. No! No. Don’t clap. Don’t send me happiness wishes. Don’t click gleeful emojis on my social feeds. Just. Don’t. I have no desire to celebrate this loathsome birthday milestone. Nor shall I feign joy in reaching it. I do not like it, Moe I Go. I do not like the … Read more
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Now that’s an idiom I’ve not experienced in a long time. Until I did. Twice in the past three months, in fact. I guess I was due. Hey, we all need a little humbling every now and again. The first recalibration of my self-importance came … Read more
That there above? That’s my new sticker collection. I just started it in November and already I have seven stickers. Seven dull, rather unimaginative, digital stickers, though I must admit the pseudo-teardrop of the Microsoft stickers is at least pretending to try. Hey, it’s better than IBM’s square! Although, come to think of it, a … Read more