Dear Readers & Friends, I feel like it has been a long time since I’ve written you. Not in that way, I email (most) days. But it’s been a long time since I really, truly wrote you a message. Let me explain why… Lately, actually, most of this year, and much of last year, I […]
Life
I strained my back, thoughts on Kobe, and what is going on in 2020?
Yesterday, while hooping at the local “skola”, I did something whack to my back. Grabbed a rebound, had a couple guys hack at it, stopped play, and my back just spasmed and gave out. I could hardly walk after the game yesterday, even my legs were weak and tingly. Everything seems normal today thankfully, other […]
I had a “moment” of death last night
My 8 month old corgi pup, Hulk, has been sick for the last few days. He likely swallowed some crap on the street and it upset his stomach, to explosive proportions, for several days in a row. That’s the problem with a dog with such short legs, they’re like little gaw-damn vacuums when it comes […]
The Dominos of Depression
Recently, I was speaking with an “Actually Abroad” member about depression. While I won’t reveal the details of the conversation, I did end up saying this to him: “Depression is just the down parts of life and then it just manifests in your mind and makes it this never ending cycle. Keep your head up.” […]
The playground bullying of social media, musings on marketing
First off, I do want to extend a sincere thank you to everyone who donated to Maria’s memorial, one of the flight attendants killed by the senseless tragedy in Iran a few weeks ago. If you’d still like to donate, click the link below. From what I understood, the memorial service is either this weekend […]
The ethics of “donation” companies
As I was helping my friend do a bit of research for the GoFundMe (I mentioned in yesterday’s post), I was sort of appalled to learn that at one point they charged a 5% fee for any and all donations. AND, to boot: They don’t even have their own payment processor! That’s right, they use the same […]