in Life For Jackie: 14 Years
I still remember the day you broke down in a mess of tears because your flat iron wasn’t working. After a short nine months of marriage I remember thinking to myself “What is happening? Did I already break my wife? Am I being punked?” (Ashton Kutcher’s show was popular at the time) And then I …
I Neutered My Macbook
Crunch. Whirrrrr. Crunch. Whirrrr. Crunch. Whirrrrrr. I know you’ve all heard gears grind before, right? It’s actually been proven that sound is worse than Lloyd Christmas’ most annoying sound in the world. It’s really truly awful. That was the sound I heard as I put down the foot rest on our reclining couch last night. …
in Technology Why I Use Apple Safari – And Some Tips for Getting Started
I’ve been using Safari as my primary browser for about 2 months now and honestly, other than a few small adjustments, it’s been pretty great. I wanted to share some of the little gotchas I encountered and some of the benefits I’ve seen since switching to Safari. I’ll also share some of the things that …
in Life Letting Myself Off The Hook
This is the year I’m finally going to do it. That’s been the mantra of every single year since I very first thought about self-improvement and had the smallest desire to make myself better. Whether it’s losing weight, writing more, doing more community service, etc., every April I end up in a similar place. No …
in Life I Need You To Gun It
I still remember the intent look in his eyes. This was serious. We paused at the crest of a hill, looking down the embankment and up the other side across a small ravine. He stepped off his snowmobile, which was something that no one ever did. With as much snow as had fallen, trying to …
in Life Changes
Over seven years ago I started fixing people’s websites in my basement for extra cash, and I quickly found out that I really liked doing it. I found out pretty quickly that solving difficult problems for people was something that brought me real happiness, and it wasn’t long before I left a cushy full time …
The 15:17 to Paris is the worst movie I’ve seen in a very long time
I saw The 15:17 to Paris last night and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it because it was the worst movies I’ve seen in a very long time. And not even the type of bad movie that you can laugh away. Truly awful. What these three young men did to save lives …
in Technology What’s on my desk?
Quick disclaimer: I definitely cleaned my desk before snapping these photos. Please don’t believe for a second that my desk looked like this for more than 60 seconds. In fact, the Coke Zero is already opened. I’m still not totally sure why I put this blog post together other than I’ve always enjoyed seeing what’s …
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I wanna be a writer, so I'm writing. In this space I muse about being a dad, my journey through stand-up comedy, the joy of cooking, and hot takes about bad movies.