Snow Day
I took a picture of my driveway and sent it to my boss. I added the water bottle for scale. He wrote back and said, “Work from home.” In the Northern states this would be nothing. In Missouri, it’s called a snow day.
Ugly Sweater Party
Ugly sweater parties are quite the rage these days. People get together and eat, drink and vote on the ugliest sweater. Here is the runner-up of the party I went to. I didn’t feel comfortable asking the winner if I could take a picture of just her sweater. Especially after this model said, “Are you […]
Project Rules
I decided a few days ago that I was going to start a new 365-Day Project. I’ve written about this a couple times and completed one the year my daughter was born. For that particular 365-Day Project, I wrote my daughter a note every single day from Jan. 1st to Dec. 31st. My wife even […]
I’m Gonna Show You How Great I Am
It’s my last week at work and I need a little inspiration to get me through. So here’s a little clip from “The Greatest.”
New Year, New Business (Possibly)
It’s the 11th of January and this is my first post of the New Year. The reason it’s my first post is because I’m trying to start a new business. I’ve been interested in starting a business for at least ten years. That’s about how long it’s taken me to make a decision on what […]
On Hiatus
I just wanted to let you know that I’m going to be on hiatus from my blog for a little while. The reason is because I’m on a deadline with my editor for my India book. I plan on naming the book, Poking the Sleep Tiger. If you would like to read the first chapter, […]
I’m Going to Disneyland!!! (or World)
Have you ever come back from vacation and wish you could turn right back around and leave your old life behind? You get out of your car from the airport and reality smacks you square in the face when you check the overflowing mailbox and it’s filled with bills. Then later, you know you’ll have […]
The End of My MFA in Writing
I have one class left of my M.F.A in writing and then I have to do my thesis. It’s a 60 page collection of short-stories, which I already have, but I have some serious cleaning-up to do. Next week I have my first poetry reading in front of my class. I have at least twenty […]
“You Light Up My Life” Songwriter Found Dead
The Associated Press has reported that the Academy Award-winning songwriter of “You Light Up My Life” was found dead of an apparent suicide while awaiting trial on charges of sexually assaulting more than a dozen women and just months after his son was accused of murdering a swimsuit designer. Joseph Brooks, 73, was discovered Sunday […]
Black Widows
I saw an airbrushed painting of a Black Widow the other day and I couldn’t stop staring at it. The way her red hour-glass body balanced on those white-ghostly webs was mesmerizing. For a brief moment, I psychically felt the fear, which the fly in the painting would have felt, as her eight eyes stared […]