Inspiration

Over the past week, I’ve been listening to and reading bits and pieces of a story that my wife is creating. It’s a damn clever story, and I’m thrilled to be able to help out with a lot of the plot and character development. I get to see and hear her clacking away on the […]

Priorities

Today was a typical spring day in Iowa. That is to say, tornadoes. I was lucky enough to be by myself in the gas station while a Tornado Warning was issued. (A Tornado Warning means there is a tornado on the ground near you. It means stop what you’re doing and take cover.) When the […]

BEER UPDATE

I know, I know. Saturdays are supposed to be for my artistic writing endeavors. I’ve decided to expand it to any kind of artistic endeavor at all. That includes making beer. About a month and a half ago, I had a post about brewing a beer. Well, it’s been a while, and the fermenting has […]

This Trendy “Strong is the New Skinny” Thing (and what it could mean for the next generation of girls)

I think women and girls should totally take a look at this post. Skinny has really never been that impressive, in my opinion. A strong, confident woman, who has her shit together (or is in the process of getting her shit together), who can lead or think or stand proudly is light-years beyond a woman […]

Book Review – Wicked As They Come by Delilah S. Dawson

You may remember Delilah S. Dawson from a guest post she wrote on this blog back in March, titled HOW TO WRITE BITCHES. Delilah also has a fantabulous tumblr blog chronicling the wisdom of her 4-year-old son. But this post is about a book I just read. Delilah wrote it. It’s called Wicked As They […]

Can’t sleep

So here I am, up at midnight. I have work in the morning, but I can’t rest. In a few hours, we’ll be getting news (hopefully good) about our future. Well, my wife’s future, but my future is pretty much irreversibly tangled with hers. I’m not going to go into detail about it, nor will […]

Space

I’ve been thinking about space lately. Actually, I think about space all the time. I’m kinda obsessed. I’m writing about it today because Commander Chris Hadfield is leaving the ISS today. He’s been living an adventure for five months, and he has been gracious enough to share his thoughts while in space, and he’s been […]

Hey Mom

Hey Mom, I know I haven’t been around lately. I’m out living in the world, usually hundreds of miles away from you. I’m succeeding and failing, loving and loathing. But you’re always near me. The values you and dad taught to me are with me, and they always will be. I’m a good person. I […]

Sensitive Saturday – moo

Bessie had the name of a cow. She was standing in a field with all of her friends, eating grass. They weren’t eating grass. Just Bessie. She wasn’t actually a cow. They were becoming concerned. The other thing that concerned her friends was the constant stalking of Farmer Bob. She would surprise him some mornings, […]

New Things

[Note: This post is inspired by MsKristina85 and a comment she made on my last post. Thanks!] I love to try new things. There are so many experiences out there that might seem weird or dangerous or even disgusting. I’ve gone skydiving. I’ve dressed up as the strange buffalo-headed god from Neil Gaiman’s American Gods. And […]