Black Friday 2018 – Giving Thanks for Addicts
It’s not just crackheads. It’s you, too For one day we believe that what we have is enough. And we can be thankful. Amateur cooks, aided by Google algorithms, assemble …
People Who Don’t Stop Talking: A Passive Aggressive Playbook
Have you ever encountered a person who incessantly speaks, and when it is your turn in the conversation they listen to you only for opportunities to regain control of the …
Virtue Signalling and Locker Room Talk
“You shouldn’t make a public display of virtue until you’ve straightened up your damn life.” -Dr. Jordan B. Peterson When Donald Trump’s ‘locker room talk’ episode leaked, I was aghast at …
Resources and Negative Reinforcement
A person sites under an apple tree. Its branches sag from the weight of its fruit. In the shade of the tree sits a man. He holds a sign: “Hungry. …
Waves, War and Art | What it takes
Waves, war and art. Undulation is the nature of existence. The All is in a constant act of coming and going, with pause for staying; Climbing, Quitting, Camping. The war …
Savages. A Poem.
Savages Uncivilized, unmotivated. When it’s your birthday they’ll hit you up next day. Belated. Like a girl, but waited? He found out about it, went in, and they dated. Got …
Q: What’s your purpose? What is your dream worth to you?
Tristianne asked: “What’s your purpose? What is your dream worth to you?” I’m not 100 on what the thesis of what my purpose is, but it looks like this: I want …
Workshops are for Crackheads
“Do, or do not. There is no try.” Master Yoda Oftentimes, workshops, webinars, training and certification programs are tries disguised as dos. While I personally am largely skeptical of any …
Trolls and the Blinking Cursor
New Post. A Blank Page. The blinking cursor. The first few letters of a word appear from thought, hit the fingers and flash across the screen. Somewhere within my head …
5 Incredible Washington State Hikes
It’s a surprise to me when people visit the Pacific Northwest just to visit cities. This is like visiting a Ferrari dealership to sample Folger’s coffee. But, hey, not everyone …
Unity Freestyle
Unity Freestyle Like MLK Jr and Malcolm X; Ghandi and Jesus, these are the people that brought the fight to unite. Come together through love, not fear. We are persuaded by …
The Clam Dig
Clam Digging. That’s what I did this past weekend on the wild coast of Washington state. We were after the Pacific razor clam, and I realize now how popular a recreational …
NewsFeeding
When I cook, I eat my own cooking. The most difficult part is limiting my quality assurance tastings. I need to make sure there’s enough left for the dinner table. …
The Friday Five – January 6, 2017
This was last week’s Friday Five I sent to the tribe and an example of what you can expect to receive from the man bun maestro. If you are interested in …
Be nice to your drug dealer
“Oh. My. God. Why are baristas so miserable? Like, honestly, I just want my latte without their attitude. And they didn’t even serve organic!” I’ve heard versions of those lines …
Reactive Reptiles
James sits with his butthole clenched, teeth gritting and eye balls twitching. That stupid gorilla meme Sandy shared is the most xenophobic, misogynist, bigoted, racist thing since ET the Extra-Terrestrial. …