It's funny how you can grow up hearing a word your entire life and not realize that it was totally made up by your family and it never existed outside of your own personal context. Growing up in the Midwest, dressing in layers is a part of everyday life, especially as the weather starts to... Continue Reading →
Seats of freedom
While on a recent trip I was thankful for the engineering put into an often overlooked piece of equipment: the airplane seat. I was sitting behind a large guy on one of our flights. When he returned to his seat mid-flight, he put all of his weight against the back of the seat while putting... Continue Reading →
Papa, can you hear me?
Every time I order from Papa John's, they bombard me with follow up emails begging for feedback with the incentive of saving money on a Papadilla, which is a menu item that I have never ordered nor even came close to ordering. I use the mobile app almost exclusively to order from there so, if... Continue Reading →
Astronomically Large Numbers
There's something that's blowing my mind these days. When we look out into deep space and wonder about the existence of intelligent life (or life at all) in other galaxies, the distances are so big that what we're looking at is an image of what those celestial bodies were incredibly long ago. We're literally looking... Continue Reading →
Peering over the edge
Over the years I've had a love/hate relationship with Twitter. While I enjoy being able to use it as a live-feed of opinions and emotions during sporting events, it's also a terrible time suck that results in so much wasted time. The acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk has me really questioning if I want... Continue Reading →
Beautiful shades of grey
I stepped outside this morning and the weather stirred up memories like a gentle breeze whipping up the fallen leaves. I've lived in the Southeast for over half my life now but I will always be a Midwesterner. Growing up in a small town in the Midwest was something that I wouldn't trade for the... Continue Reading →
Election Day
Today is Election Day here in the U.S. While I detest politics and what it does to our country and our citizenry, I accept that it's every citizen's duty to go out and vote. If every eligible voter went out and made their voice heard (all it takes is filling in a few little bubbles),... Continue Reading →
Lonely Roosevelt
I bet this is Franklin's favorite feature of any Solitaire game.
Bitter about wicker
I was talking about new patio furniture with my wife the other day and came the realization that wicker is to outdoor furniture what IPAs are to beer. We feel that we should like it simply because we think that everyone else does when, in reality, there's nothing enjoyable about either one. For IPA-style beers,... Continue Reading →
White Noise 