A Prodigal Son Returns

It had been a minute since I've been to an AA meeting. So I went. Mostly to celebrate my one year of sobriety, but for some reason I felt I needed to, or should go. I met one of the older ladies on the way in. Once in, there were more than a few new … Continue reading A Prodigal Son Returns →

Lay off the Dude

Who'd have thought a commencement address at a fairly obscure private college would have the usual suspects gibbering and flapping arms. Behold: https://youtu.be/-JS7RIKSaCc?si=wKyarX9HBPDLD3E3 Catholic dude, speaking at a (very) Catholic college about life and things all Catholics believe. There's nothing wrong pointing out that quite a few of the women graduates would see motherhood as … Continue reading Lay off the Dude →

IT…Dem are good jobs

BCE had a piece about his career move. And some follow up. I can't point fingers. I've done something like this at least three times. Except the move out the country part. But take a different job, when I had a super safe one, for more money. By doing that, the last time I did … Continue reading IT…Dem are good jobs →

Which is it?

I stumbled on this meme the other day: Is it the old man sizing up the grandkid, maybe telling him time is short? or is he remembering himself back in the day with more time? This image really resonates with me. Except for the hair on top of his head, and if I live that … Continue reading Which is it? →

Happy Earf Day!

As usual, earth day snuck up on me. As PJ O'Rourke once said he did, I celebrated it by snacking high on the food chain and mixing all my recycling into the garbage. I went out to burn some hydrocarbons with the hot rod bike. I had a far different post planned and mostly written … Continue reading Happy Earf Day! →

Whole Lotta Nothin’

Big eclipse day yesterday. So what? I'm off this week, fixin' to head south with the Girl, so I had a ton of errands to run today, most important of which was to get dog food for the pups for the week. Followed by updating Winston's chip information and registering Aria's. The checker at Tom … Continue reading Whole Lotta Nothin’ →

The Burden of Forgiveness

I stumbled on this video the other day: https://youtu.be/mPIsafgjR3o?si=Nm9zgPfsEisTYkpF This is a concept I hadn't thought about. Being Catholic, I was taught (as he points out) that I have to forgive regardless. The concept he's talking about is that you don't have to forgive if the person who done you wrong didn't admit their error … Continue reading The Burden of Forgiveness →

Old Man Rambling Thoughts

Funny drunkblogging SOTU commentary from Stephen Green: Here he comes. Eyes wide open for the first time in months, spring in his step… he's wired to the tits on whatever they have him on. Wow. This is bad. Forget the content, which is just weird for a SOTU intro. The delivery is rushed, shouted, and … Continue reading Old Man Rambling Thoughts →

Where the Heat At?

I have the day off, in honor of MLK. I'll honor that by cleaning up around here and unpacking more boxes. It's 11 degrees outside, part of the three days of winter we'll have this year. So it's chilly, even inside as this dump has shitty windows and doors that don't seal. In my haste … Continue reading Where the Heat At? →

Welcome to 2024

Gonna be a great year, Tater. At least I think so. Could hardly be worse than 2023, that's for sure. Now that I'm setup in the new place, I can reflect on where I am and where I'm going. The house is closed, and gone, Money in the accounts. There is nothing tethering me to … Continue reading Welcome to 2024 →