I turned 40. It's a strange age to turn because I never expected to become forty. It was something that happens to old people and I really didn't think it would happen. But it has and I reflected on the past 40 years. So many jobs, so many friends, so many experiences. I've hit many … Continue reading Turning 40
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Her (and Our). First Year
No one comes with a manual for children, but somehow I think women are more prepared, even though they are totally unprepared. Men however have an easier job but that job is completely self-taught. There are no lactation specialists. You get virtually zero help from friends or fathers, you are expected to figure everything out, … Continue reading Her (and Our). First Year
Religion Miracles Over Time
Pagans: Controls Weather. Ancient Jews: Creates a flood and kills all people. Later Jews: Turns a stick into a snack and lowers the tide. Christians: Turns water to wine. Muslims: Provides Virgins. Evangelicals: Will kill everyone except Evangelicals. Mormons: Told a guy some stories and buried books under a tree. Scientologists: Magic alien stuff in … Continue reading Religion Miracles Over Time
Pregnant
Growing up, we worry about getting pregnant or getting someone pregnant, but once you're married and ready for it, for many people in the middle class, it becomes not so easy. A thirty-year-old woman has been on birth control for over ten years. The body is accustomed to thinking it is always pregnant. It takes … Continue reading Pregnant
Quotes 1.
I am a collector. I collected everything from gum wrappers to stamps, coins and tshirts, friends and memories. They are all "useful" to me, but one thing that I find useful that I think is useful to others are quotes. What I love about quotes is how there are never enough. Life is so tough … Continue reading Quotes 1.
Why People Root for the Underdog
In my city, there is a top wrestling team. They have won the city championship every year for nearly three decades. Every Master's finals, their team would line up against a hodgepodge of best wrestlers from across the county, and they would beat most of them. However, when they lost, the entire arena would erupt … Continue reading Why People Root for the Underdog
At this moment
I look at the mirrorAnd flip through old photographsI look at my eyesAnd receding hairlineThe drooping pecsThe grey hairs on chinAnd chestAt this moment I am as ugly As I’ve ever beenI thought the sameA year agoAnd ten before thatAnd at the same timeRight now I look the best Than I ever will againAnd in … Continue reading At this moment
10 Myths White Supremacists Tell Themselves
They are creators of Western Civilization. Nope, Anglo-Saxons were barbarians with zero civilization and little more than pillaging and killing while Greeks, Romans, Babylonians, Egyptians, Sudanese, Mayans, Incas, Indians and Chinese among others had true civilizations. The White neanderthals come 1492 still be running around in loin cloths raping and pillaging if not for the Romans … Continue reading 10 Myths White Supremacists Tell Themselves
Sunchaser
Things may look dark But that just means That you're not facing light Turning around Is less then a step, But the time that it takes To stop and change course To those who walk straight Can feels like regress. But to turn around And progress in the right direction One must first stop And … Continue reading Sunchaser
E-mail Madness
E-mail drives us all nuts. It never ends, it mixes with news and random, funny and business. The chains are endless and not answering one can cost you the job, answering one wrong can cost you the job, and not reading it well can cost us our job. And if it doesn't cost us the … Continue reading E-mail Madness
