Taking It In Stride
Taking It In Stride My lungs would not expand enough to sate my needs. What little air could be gasped was heavy and burned my throat in the cold morning darkness. The [...]
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Top Four Frustrations of Social Media
Love it or hate it, social media is here to stay. No longer is there need for verbal conversation with a person in the same room when you can use your phone to send short [...]
Why?
“If you hire people just because they can do a job, they’ll work for your money. But if you hire people who believe what you believe, they’ll work for you with [...]
So Addicted To, The Things You Do…
I am an addict. Yes, that is correct, I will admit it to the world. I can’t stop myself. My addiction impacts life by bringing strife into my personal life, causing some unwanted attention at work, and is something I cannot bring myself to change. My life is inconceivable without the instant gratification my addiction gives me. So, here today, I publically announce my problem in hopes of taking the first steps in coping with my addiction. [...]
Broken Promises
The exchange of presents is completed and the recycling bins are brimming with the discarded holiday refuse. The holiday feast has been consumed with the appropriate [...]
That’s Right, I Am Better Than You
ar·ro·gance [ar-uh-guh ns] adjective: making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud What is the difference [...]
End of Innocence: Empathy
Wait it’s just about to break It’s more than I can take Everything’s about to change I feel it in my veins It’s not going away Everything’s [...]
Season of Change
The fall breeze gives a chill to the air. Leaves sing the song of change as they tumble through the yard. The autumn colors are finishing their final transition from bright [...]
In the Grip of Shadows: The Pretender
“Keep you in the dark, You know they all pretend, Keep you in the dark, And so it all began” The Pretender…Foo Fighters Steps fall heavy as the darkness unfolds [...]
“Constant Companion”
As I slowly wake from my sleep, a low rumble alerts my senses. The rumbling gains momentum as it nears, consumes all other sounds, and then passes into silence. Again and [...]
On This Day…A Note to My Daughter
To my daughter, On this day, we celebrate your birthday. For me, the day is something that holds more than just cake and a gift. Today, I celebrate the gift of you; a gift [...]
Are We the Best Country in the World?
{Stepping up to the podium, tapping the microphone and with a sigh, I look out upon the crowd as the fear grips me. I come to the realization that I am about to say things [...]
Warning Signs of a Bad First Date
All relationships start with a first date. The first date can be a magical moment where you realize that this is someone who you would like to get to know more or for the [...]
Vacation Observations
Did you miss me? We are settling back into the routine after our family vacation. There was not much time to sit down and write, or when there was, I have to say I was [...]
Rush Hour Reading
Driving in rush hour traffic is something that must be faced when you are part of the corporate treadmill. Travelling one-way for an hour can be tedious with very few bright [...]
Airport Diaries #1: Security Hell
It is that time of year when air travel picks up momentum as vacationers flock to their remote destinations. In my job, I spend a fair amount of time in airports and [...]
A Moment of Clarity and the Rules for Drinking
Reflecting over some of the choices I have made has brought me to a higher understanding of the whole “cause and effect” scenario in life. I was having one of these [...]
Building the Foundation: A Daughter’s Love for Reading
So many things you hope to pass on to your children. Some of the lessons you have learned the hard way, or the experiences you have endured so they will not have to, and an [...]
Things That Go Bump in the Night
Upon waking each morning, I drift to consciousness to the sounds of the morning news playing in my bedroom as my wife gets ready. Slipping in and out of wakefulness, I pull [...]
Convertibles, Winehouse, and Surviving the End of the World
Well, it finally happened. I can’t hold it in any longer so here it is spilling out onto the screen. You know, the little observations building inside wanting to bubble out [...]
