Dad. Ad Man. Royals Fan.
I’ll admit that eavesdropping is a problem of mine. I can’t help it. I find people fascinating. I’ll read the obituaries from time to time and marvel at the lives that some people lead. I’m sure I’ve bored many people with stories about my own life that I think are amazing, but are likely less… Read more
Fair Warning: Every four years, I get a little political. I usually keep quiet on social media and whatnot when it comes to politics. It just doesn’t seem worth it. Screaming into the echo chamber. I have friends on both sides of the spectrum, but the ones who are wrong generally know I think so.… Read more
Today, I notice. Spring is coming. The light gives it away. Like Fall sneaking in: A little dimmer every day, Daylight Savings ends… Suddenly driving home in the dark. It’s a hard adjustment That first dark day. Traffic is awful. Everybody realizes, They work too late, and head home on time. The Spring is no… Read more
INT. CONFERENCE ROOM – DAY MITCH stares at the white board blankly. He has a laptop in front of him, opened to Twitter. He wears a pair of black slacks and a shirt that was probably on sale at the Gap. WANDA sits across the grey table from him. She keeps taking the cap off… Read more
I was reading an article today about what qualities President Obama may be looking for when deciding who to nominate as the next Supreme Court justice, and the character trait that rose above all others was empathy. This notion: the ability to understand what people other than yourself are feeling, to see their point of… Read more
WARNING: Baseball-related post. Yes, I made some graphs. I love making graphs. In just over a week, pitchers and catchers will report and Spring Training will kick off in earnest. Most post-seasons for Royals fans like myself are black holes of nothing while we speculate on who might possible break out next year and bring… Read more
More security question answers. Remember: please only use these if I am unavailable to give you access to all my money directly. What was the name of your elementary school? I wasn’t a military brat, but I did move around a bit when I was a child, so this question is a fun challenge when… Read more
A few years back, we stopped watching American Idol and I began to develop a hypothesis as we surfed from competition music program to competition music program, hoping that a Voice or a Got-Talented individual would spark our interest and move our souls. America had run out of talented people. Every singing, dancing, weeping individual… Read more
Today, I noticed that they have installed solar-powered trash and recycling bins in the subway station downtown. This seems like a fine gesture and certainly in-line with the Eco-friendly brand of public transportation. However, I have one quibble. The subway station is about 60 feet below street level. It takes two staircases and a trek… Read more
Today, I’d like to break down a brief exchange I overheard in the cafeteria. Our players are a young man and the grill cook. “Is the garden burger vegetarian?” This question, of course, came from the young man. You can suppose this because the grill cook should not be asking about the products he is… Read more