Archives for 2018

Six thirty, on the bus home, passing over the MN River (just South of MOA, just before the Eagan Outlet Mall), it’s darker than all heck out there, and it’s raining. Another 15 mins until the bus station. All is good. Except. I’d bought myself a few new dress shirts a couple weeks ago, wore one of them today. Definitely the wrong size. Glad I didn’t open the others, I can at least take those … [Read more...]

Good lord! In a few weeks, I’ll have been on FaceBook for ten years. ENOUGH ALREADY! What the heck did we do before this stupid thing came into our lives? … [Read more...]

Sometime last week (Wednesday?) we had a huge rainstorm as I was leaving the office. Fortunately, I had my umbrella in my backpack, no big deal, for the four city block walk to the bus stop. Except, it wasn’t just a rainstorm, it was also a windstorm, and by the time I got to the bus stop I was soaked, and in addition, the wind had broken my umbrella 💨🌬💨😱😱 Now a smart person would have gone and … [Read more...]

You know, I truly believe, for the most part, I try to be a positive person, in my personal life, as well as my professional life at work, and, with my blogging (yes, we all know I have a burr up my butt regarding one particular topic), but, in general, I believe I’m an optimistic, positive type of person. So, with that in mind, let me say this, if I don’t say it often enough: It’s a great time … [Read more...]

Whenever I eat M&Ms, I like to hold two m&m's in between my fingers and squeeze as hard as I can until one m&m cracks. I eat the cracked one, and the one that didn't crack becomes the champion. Then I grab the other m&m, and force it to compete with the champion in this deadly game of m&m gladiators. I do this until I run out of m&m's, and when there is only one m&m … [Read more...]

Read.this.now. ======== Guys ask why women are so pissed off. Even guys with wives and daughters. Jackson Katz, a prominent social researcher, illustrates why. He's done it with hundreds of audiences: "I draw a line down the middle of a chalkboard, sketching a male symbol on one side and a female symbol on the other. Then I ask just the men: What steps do you guys take, on a daily basis, to … [Read more...]

From an article in USA Today. I just do not know what to say. Shaking my head. ==== Jared Hensley, the athletic director and assistant principal at Soddy-Daisy High near Chattanooga, was placed on administrative leave Wednesday afternoon, soon after he said girls "pretty much ruin everything' in a video he had made for the student body. In a Wednesday morning video address to students called "A … [Read more...]

A few years ago I tried to watch the tv show “Black Mirror”. The first 2-3 episodes of the first season weren’t my cup of tea, and I moved on. At the time I think one or two of you out there suggested I keep watching, and/or recommended this show to me at some point. Its kinda like “Amazing Stories”, the Amblin Entertainment/Spielberg show from the ‘80s (which I was a fan of, way back then), with … [Read more...]

Movie opinions please: Red Sparrow? Tomb Raider (reboot)? Lucy? Focus? Equalizer (first one; I’ve already seen E2)? Life? … [Read more...]

Before my eye surgeries ~two yrs ago, I wore glasses for, let’s say, close to fifty years. Over those ~fifty yrs, I religiously cleaned them at least each and every morning using “glass cleaner”. I absolutely hated trying to see through smudged fingerprints, or a greasy film buildup. Now, having to just wear a pair of cheaters while reading, my OCDness has receded into the background, and I’m … [Read more...]

Waking up at 5:30am on a dark Saturday morning for no reason just sucks. Going to try to fall back to sleep but I think it’s just wishful thinking. Need to get out the fall/winter blankets... … [Read more...]

Chapter Two. Two years ago, I wrote the first chapter of what was going to be my first book. I wrote it on the bus ride home from Beautiful Downtown Minneapolis to the Beautiful Suburb of Apple Valley. It took all of forty five minutes to write. Upon posting it as the beginnings of a serialized chapter book on the old blog, it was promptly forgotten about. Things got in the way. Life got in the … [Read more...]

Watching last episode of “The First”, staring Sean Penn. Its more drama revolving around the lives of the astronauts (before leaving the Earth to travel to Mars) than Sci-Fi, at least this first season is. It’ll be interesting to see what happens next season. For a long time, I didn’t like Mr. Penn, but with Mystic River, “I am Sam” (especially this one), and Milk, he’s grown on me. And I now … [Read more...]

My mom would have been 94 today. Thinking of you today, Mom. My dad passed away four years ago, last week. Forgot to mention it. Thinking about you, Dad. I wish I could have been a better son than I was. Both of you help me become the person I am today, and for that, I’m truly grateful. … [Read more...]

Here is a comment that someone posted to one of my status updates from 2010: “...at Blockbuster now, so you can guess what we'll be doing after we eat.” === What the heck is a “BlockBuster”?? Lol … [Read more...]

Boy, I’m in a “piss-poor” mood today...not sure why. Need to re-adjust my attitude (somewhat). Hmm, how do I go about to do that?? Pizza? Ice cream?? Might be time to head out and get me a Five-Guys burger...I just might in this stupid mood since I’ve been “starving” myself for the past day/week or so. Or, should I go get me some chipotle?? Huh. Decisions, decisions. I wonder if it has … [Read more...]