The Event Books

As this shithole, donkey-fucking, cluster-fuck of a year comes to a close, I cannot tell you how relieved I am!  Things seem to be calming down.  Dealing with a divorce, civil lawsuit, and losing my job all in one year is enough to drive one to drinking.  Unfortunately, I was driven to drinking years ago. …

There is a misconception about forgiveness.  When I say, “I forgive you,” it does not mean things go back to normal.  It does not mean that I accept your explanation or you.  It only means that I accept what you did, realized it was a mistake, and made a conscience decision to not hold a…

I would be lying if I said life was great.  I would love to not have to struggle.  I sarcastically ask why it’s so difficult to have food, insurance, and billions of dollars without having to work for it.  Granted, that is Millennial bullshit, but it shows the glimmer of a child’s view of the…

Living in a “civilized” society, it is easy to forget that the world is a very ugly place.  When something horrific happens (like bombings, shootings, or natural disasters), we are swiftly reminded otherwise; however, we are shocked.  We are shocked at how “bad” the world “has become.”  (This is the post of “air quotes.”)  When…

I seriously do not understand the debate about fictional characters.  I have not seen the new Batman vs Superman movie, and I am not a comic book person.  It sort of makes me laugh when people get into heated arguments about whether Batman or Superman will win in a fight.  Personally, I like Batman.  He’s…

If life is too easy, we cannot grow.  If life is too hard, we will never make it.  We all want an easy life.  We want enough money to live and enjoy life without working too hard.  Very few of us can find that balance of work and play that results in happiness.  I sure…

I have been getting that itch to write another book.  If I was not going to school, I probably would have written by fourth book by now.  I love that my son plays football, but working full time, going to school full time, and having football four days a week was too much to add…

The holiday season is officially upon us in The States.  No, the holiday season does not start November 1, like all of the stores want you to think.  It starts on Thanksgiving.  The day after is when people can start putting up the tree and listening to Christmas music.  I am a traditionalist in that…

We, as human beings, generally act on emotions.  We do things because we want to do them.  We would like to think that we only do things that will benefit us, but we all know that is not always true.  I have done completely stupid things just because I wanted to.  (Pulling the e-brake going…

I struggle to admit that I am a bit lost.  So many things have happened in the past few months, that it is hard to keep track of the good from the bad.  When multiple good things happen that contradict each other, that can turn into a mind fuck.  Needless to say, I struggle with…