Things I Think About: Sobriety

Things I Think About: Sobriety

I drink regularly. While my days of blacking out are (mostly) over, I still enjoy a few beers or glasses of wine most weekends, with the occasional ‘go-hard’ night mixed in. When I was younger, my binge drinking was arguably a problem, but I would never...
I Would Not Survive the Past

I Would Not Survive the Past

I finished a book called Essex Dogs by Dan Jones. It was one of Anthony Jeselnik’s top 10 books of 2023. I’m not a huge fan of Anthony Jeselnik, and you’d be correct in asking why I’m following his opinion. Why not listen to Stephen King or J.K...
I Cut the Cord. Now I Need Help.

I Cut the Cord. Now I Need Help.

In 7th grade, a kid named Matt used to call me flat-head. He was, by all definitions, a bully. In math class, he would sit at the desk behind me, put his feet on the back of my desk, and shake my desk as much as he could. One day, after enough torment, I stabbed down...
UD Maintenance Crew

UD Maintenance Crew

Driving around, my brain randomly thought about my first job. I was hired as a student assistant with the Upper Dublin maintenance crew. I was paid $5.75 an hour and my job was expendable. In fact, I was more of a detriment than an asset. Consider the time I was sent...
There’s a Proud Little Man

There’s a Proud Little Man

Press the button. *Blank Copy Produced* Hand the copy to a person. Smile while doing it. That’s the task that has made this little man proud. Without a sense of fulfillment, we have nothing. Every human has a different level of self satisfaction that keeps them...
The Epstein Files

The Epstein Files

Twitter is abuzz over the Epstein Files being released. I read through the first 90 pages or so and it’s mostly Ghislaine Maxwell saying that she doesn’t know of any conduct with underage girls. The other 900 pages sound like they find some dirt on Bill...