The Anti-Muse
Twenty years ago, my co-worker and friend shared the dream of being a powerhouse Hollywood producer/director team. We spent our time daydreaming about movies, kicking...
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2024
Some Articles Worth Reading I
I'm attempting to cut back on the time I spent online, mainly the time I spend reading low effort posts. By that, I mean news...
Personal Site Spotlight: The Wrestling Insomniac ๐ฆ
Yup, so, confession time: I write for The Wrestling Insomniac. I haven't written much the past couple of years, but I've spilled quite a few...
2023
Replacing the Resolutions with a Theme
I haven't posted the last few days for a few reasons. There has been the usual holiday chaos, but also because I didn't want to...
The Playstation 5 Controller ๐ฎ
Over the past year, I've noticed the dexterity in hands eroding. My left thumb in particular has seemed weaker and would on occasion ache. I...
Finally, a Blogging Archive Solution
For years, I've experimented with different ways of archiving my blog posts. I've tried plain text, Word documents, an HTML website, a separate blog, and...
The Pump App - Eight Months In ๐ช
One of the best things I came across earlier this year was The Pump Club, Arnold Schwarzenegger's daily health and fitness newsletter. Having a daily...
Apple Journal ๐ฑ๐
This morning, I spent a couple of hours with Apple Journal. I've been excited about this app since it was announced some months back, and...
RSS from the Past
I use NetNewsWire for my RSS feeds, but lately, I've noticed that I cannot see the list of feeds. I subscribe pretty quickly to blogs...
The Tribble Tree ๐๐๐ป
When my wife and I first started dating, I convinced her to accompany me to a local comic con. She agreed to come, but only...
Re: The Personality of a Personal Website
This morning, I read Manu's The personality of a personal website, where Manu asks the question, which version of you does your personal site represent?...
Pen Pals โ๏ธ
Over the past couple of months, I've seen pen pals pop up on several of the blogs I follow, and I love it. A one-on-one...
What Happened to my Holiday Spirit? ๐
It's twenty-one days till Christmas and I find myself wondering about my lack of Christmas spirit. It's not fair to blame it all on Christmas,...
From the Archive: Permanent Writing vs Temporary Writing ๐๏ธ
Originally published June 5th, 2020 Recently, I've been doing a little internet archeology by checking out some old websites from the 90's and early 2000's....
Now What? ๐คทโโ๏ธ
โTyler Durden: My dad never went to college, so it was real important that I go. Narrator: Sounds familiar. Tyler Durden: So I graduate, I...
Thoughts on my 40th Birthday ๐
Today is the day Iโve spent my thirties dreading, Iโve finally turned forty. Thankfully, Iโve come to accept the new decade Iโve entered and Iโm...
From the Archive: The Only Winning Move is Not To Play ๐๏ธ
Originally published August 28th, 2020 I first watched Wargames sometime in the late 90โs. It was recommended to me by a friend I had met...
My Give a Damn is Busted
There is an old country song by Joe Diffie titled My Give a Damn's Busted. Here lately, that's exactly how I feel. I'm not sure...
Robocop Rogue City ๐น๏ธ
Robocop was the Deadpool of the 80โs. He was a character kids loved, who was clearly not for kids. Of course, marketing was a bit...
Men of a Certain Age (TV Show) ๐บ
A few weeks ago, I was on MAX and a show popped up called Men of a Certain Age. The promotional shots did not make...
