Evolution Of A Nobody Writer – Part II
Google first appeared in late 1998. A decade or so after they opened their doors, an old friend told me that their very existence had lowered the global IQ by at least 10 points,...
The Counsel Of Cats
It will come as no surprise, Hermit that I am, that I spend Thanksgiving by myself, in the company of my cats and my computer. There is always a place where someone's table is...
Never Underestimate “Old Top”
Shit Talkin' is an acquired skill; everybody does it, but only the best of us can do it well enough that the target never forgets what was said to them at their own expense....
The Coronapocalyptic Incursion On Furtive Living
I have always been a big fan of the word "furtive." For one thing, it just sounds cool. For another, its definition is related to the idea of being secretive about doing something that,...
Evolution Of A Nobody Writer – Part III
Change is a fickle bitch; sometimes, in life, we instigate change, and other times,
it is thrust upon us against our will. The damnable thing is that, in the case of the former, we...
Resistence Is Futile
In the modern vernacular, it can be fairly said that I grew up in a hoarder's home. Not only am I not ashamed of that, but I am actually quite proud of it; when...
Snoozin’ On The Deck
If you have never seen the movie "Turner & Hooch," you may not "get" this reference, but I am presently in the midst of a writer's crisis, which is to say that there's something...
If I’d Written A COVID Diary
The lede would have been, "Day 1: Dear Diary, what in the actual fuck?" While my brain was catching some z's last night, filing away random shit that will come back to visit me...
