A kind request

Just a quick note to anyone that is planning to visit me anytime soon.  Could you do me a favor next time you’re here?  Pet my damn dog, would ya?  I mean, seriously… she’s almost 17 years old, completely deaf and pretty much blind.  What’s worse, she’s riddled with arthritis, and my parents decided to…

Guardian angel

A little over two years ago, tragedy struck my family in the form of a skiing accident.  With one crash landing, life went from a calm walk in the park to a whirlwind of chaos and pain.  As I laid there, confused and terrified in a hospital bed, my family was wracked with grief and…

A not-so-quick shout out

Yes, i just used the term “shout out”.  Don’t judge.  Moving on… Looking back, I can honestly say I’m proud of my achievements in wrestling.  I was a scholarship collegiate athlete, a four-year starter in the NCAA, and came within inches of being crowned All-American.  Granted, it was barely a quarter scholarship, I didn’t start…

Identity crisis

Is there such thing as a minor epiphany? It sounds like an oxymoron, but that’s kind of what it was.  Perhaps it felt that way because the problem became clear so suddenly, but its root took a while longer to fully understand… For the last month, I simply could not write, and had no idea…

Happy birthday

St. Patrick’s Day.  Such a goofy holiday (I mean, of all the saints that could be honored).  Most of us think it has something to do with snakes in Ireland, anyhow.  It’s mainly the day that gives that annoying kid in class an excuse to be even more of a nuisance, and the party crowd…

My kinda guy

It’s a question that has plagued far greater thinkers than I, and driven men to the ends of the earth in search of the answer, I’m sure: what’s God like?  Well, it’s obvious God must be a guy, otherwise men would have to suffer through childbirth and buy $40 bras, and women’s underwear would come…

Two years

And so it is, I’ve officially made two laps around the sun without actually moving.  Now, it’s understandable that people might assume that this particular day would be one of my worst.  Not really the case, though.  I’m not sure about anyone else in situations like mine, but the actual anniversary date doesn’t mean a whole…

Taking another break

Yeah, I know… it lasted all of one entry.  I think I might take a little vacation from the blog world for a little while, probably not too long though.  After quite a bit of encouragement (far past coaxing, yet JUST short of coercion) from Davina, Jennifer and a few others I’ve decided I might…

So… who’s Robin, then?

You know, I think everyone needs a sidekick.  Batman had Robin, why can’t we all have someone like that?  Sidekicks are so important because they serve a multitude of purposes: they are your best buddy, they are always quick with the witty banter, they get you into just enough trouble to make life interesting, and most importantly,…

A complete lack of creativity

So… I got a bunch of ideas for topics to write about last week, and I was really excited to be finally writing again.  Only one problem… it’s all crap.  Just when I think I have a really great thought, I start to write it out, then I reread it five minutes later and it looks…