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.
Three weeks past release and audiences continue flooding into movie theatres like flies to a corpse to watch the long anticipated seventh chapter of the Star Wars franchise. I am still not one of them. I prefer picked over bones to fresh flesh, not to mention a cheaper price tag and fewer people, so I’ll … Read more
Ever since Disney bought Lucasfilm in 2012 and green-lit a sequel trilogy, not a week has passed where something Star Wars wasn’t blowing up my social media. This year it’s become a daily irritant as the orgasmically anticipated The Force Awakens inches ever closer to its December 18, 2015 release date. Star Wars this and … Read more
Last week while my kids played after school at the school playground, I had my first ever genuine hipster sighting. I’ve heard about and read about these peculiar creatures for a couple years now but had never actually seen one in real life, this despite living in what you’d call a large, modern, and demographically … Read more
It happened again, today. One of those unanticipated reminders that I am aging and doing so in a way few would ever describe as graceful. As is so often the case at this stage in my life, this unwelcome reminder came courtesy of my children. Another family Kodak moment where wowing the kids turns into … Read more
Like I imagine most folks my age do I live in a near continual state of gratitude that smart phones and social media did not exist when I was a teenager or in university. There are some moments from my past that I’m elated remain nothing more than fading memories in the minds of myself … Read more