Have you ever had a an extremely long, completely made-up, primarily one-sided conversation with someone you’ve never met with the entire discussion itself taking place exclusively inside your head? Of course you have. I damn well better not be the only one. In the past I’ve had emotional heart-to-hearts with a mother I never knew.…
“You’ll have to excuse my friend. He’s a little slow…” – Lloyd Christmas from the movie “Dumb and Dumber” Sometimes it takes 25 years to learn something that should have been obvious from the proverbial git-go. Maybe there’s a cumulative effect of listening and watching others; maybe it’s out of necessity. Or perhaps it was…
In the last few years, there has been an enormous amount of attention put on bullying. Growing up, I remember it (bullying) being mostly physical and threatening: a bigger kid pushing you in the lockers, someone stealing your lunch money, having books tossed out of your hands or some sort of other public humiliation. Back…
Just look at that face. What a cutie! I mean, how can anyone not love a puppy? This little guy is a six-week old black lab and the newest member of our family. In addition to being a typical family dog, the longer term of goal of this puppy is to eventually be trained as…
For about as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted a tattoo. Though it took 40+ years, I finally got inked with a cool Spartan Race tattoo. It could’ve been worse: I originally wanted the Noid (yes, THAT Noid…)
An idea taken from a “Captain Underpants” book, Matt’s been using “flip-o-ramas” as a way to show off some creativity. Flip-o-ramas are two pictures that, when flipped back-and-forth, give the impression of animation. This latest one is of a boy banging his drum.
Warning: The following in political in nature and should not be read by anyone. A lot of people on social media – and across the dinner table and around the proverbial water cooler and in bars across America – have said ad nauseam that they just want this election over and done with. Fin, kaput,…