When I moved to Montana, I told myself I would be gone for five years. I was going to get my life stable, my finances secured, and build an online media empire to make me insanely wealthy. Then, I’d move back home and live as a king among the peasants of Missouri. That was four […]
Robots are taking over the world. They may not appear to be walking metal skeletons armed with laser beams and Austrian accents, but they are just as deadly, just as dangerous, and much, much more prevalent. I’m not talking about drones, roombas, factory bots, or even the disturbing humanoid androids: No, the truly terrifying and dangerous robots […]
Once again, I find myself leaving behind the empty spaces. Each time I’ve done this in the past, he has felt like closing a chapter on my life. This time, however, instead of being forced to change paths by circumstance and misfortune, I am beginning the next chapter on my own terms. For the last […]
Over the course of my life, I’ve been given a lot of good advice and a lot of really, really bad advice. I could share some of the good advice with all of you, but I won’t because I’m a dick. Instead, I’m going to share with you some of the worst career advice I’ve […]
One of my closest friends is getting married on Saturday. This is great news for him. His fiancé is a wonderful woman. I am happy for him. I’m glad he was able to find someone who should bring joy and love into his life. I hope that they have decades and decades of contentment and […]
“I’d rather kill myself.” That was my answer when asked if I was going to my 10-year high school reunion. It was partially true and partially a lie. I did decided that I would rather have my face rubbed off with a cheese grater than spend a weekend reminiscing with my fellow Belton High alums. […]
March has come and Gone March was a great month, this year. I imagine that it is usually a pretty good month for me, but I fail to notice each year because I’m too busy wallowing in self pity as part of my annual “Post February Recovery” period. This March, though, was filled with some […]
I spend a lot of time thinking about the future. I probably spend too much time thinking about it, when I should be looking to the present and figuring out how to overcome the small hurdles in the road that we have now. I can’t do that for long, though. My eyes and mind keep […]
Finding Possibilities for the Future The other day, one of my twitter friends, the wonderful Roxanne (of Stories of Conflict and Love) sent me a link to a pretty amazing Jumpstarter project by the writer/artist Greg Ruth. Greg had put together a simple book of illustrations that he had done over the course of a […]
It’s all about Goals A lot of things in my life leave me apathetic and complacent. I’m a creature of stagnation, and that’s not a healthy way to look at the world. I like being comfortable, and as long as I can maintain the status quo, I’m quite alright. I get asked quite often what […]