Clarity Beyond the Rose Colored Glasses
Everyone has that friend who is positive to a fault. You know the one I’m talking about; the one who won’t just let you vent without pointing out all the silver linings in your thunder clouds. Everything is always going to get better. Hell, it’s not even that bad right now. Some days the boundless […]
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The Pitfalls of Perceived Potential
Remember all those awards they used to give out at the end of the school year when you were in Middle and High School? You can picture what I’m talking about, right? They were so fancy; a full-color inkjet border on thick, marbled paper; your name scrawled in calligraphy; a foil leaf star or medal […]
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“Lady Gaga and Tennessee Williams Are Doing It” or Lessons from Campari—Part 1
Q: What’s bright red, bitter, alcoholic, filled with the crushed exoskeletons of insects (formerly) and wisdom? HINT: Its not your Aunt Lydia. A: Campari; the greatest, most divisive spirit you may have never heard of. Piggybacking off the wild success of my little series of Things I Learned from Sauerkraut, I’ve decided to continue the […]
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“I Love You Because”—Choosing to Love Intentionally
If I said I wasn’t interested in unconditional love, would you think I’m crazy? Would you hit the back button as quickly as possible, black-list this blog, and write me off as some kind of sociopath? Surely, you’d think I’m insane; unconditional love is the pinnacle, the epitome, the ultimate level of emotional attachment, right? […]
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The Irrational Fear of Radical Rodent Terrorists
Not every squirrel is out to destroy the world. This came as a surprise to me—an epiphany if you will—while I was working so hard to Make Bird Feeders Great Again. I guess I’d better explain. . . I’ve got this bird feeder—a nice glass tube with some metal perches and a plastic tray—that hangs […]
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