I’m not ever sure how to start this article. I know what I want to say and yet, it’s hard to get down into words. I used to hang out in the Self-Help section of bookstores. I was constantly looking for answers. How to live my life. How to think.…
Adventures in Ancestry.com Part 1
I recently made a trip to Omaha. It was a good trip. Not as relaxing as I wanted it to be, but a good trip. During the trip I went over to my Aunt Dee’s place and sat with Dee and Jerry, having a very nice talk. Then, Dee brought…
Leadership Material?
I’m a leader. I am. But I’m not your standard leader. I don’t go after authoritative power anymore. I have found that I’m not consistent and stable enough to be a manager. I tend to scare people if I have authoritative power. So, I lead from below. If I see…
Lurch Burger
“You’re eating Lurch,” said my brother Kelly right after I took a hefty bite out of my burger. Lurch? What the fuck? My brother works on Cooper Farm, a 4-H farm for the Omaha Home for Boys. Kids show up here and learn to groom and take care of the…
Short Fiction – Pronouns
Jake pulled his mail out from the box and looked over at the clerk who was helping an elderly man mail a package. “My Annie’s birthday is next week. Are you sure it’ll get there on time?” he asked. “Five days is plenty of time Mr. Rosenberg, don’t worry.” The…
Identity Crisis – COVID Edition
Like almost everyone else in the world these days, I’m depressed. Really depressed. So depressed that I’ve been taking a mild anti-depressant, St. John’s Wort, for a while now. You know things are bad when I can take an anti-depressant. I’m bi-polar. Under normal circumstances, an anti-depressant would send me…
Quantum Planning – Covid Edition
I’m nervous. I’ve been thinking about the future in terms of months. Like, next year I’m going to move to Chicago and go to school at “The Second City.” April 2021 to be exact. I’ve been packing already! COVID will be gone, the election will be over, and Seattle will…
Adventures in Echo VR, Part 1
I started a new game on my Oculus Quest, Echo VR. It’s a free game that looked like a lot of fun. The tag line? “Battle Robots in Zero Gravity”. Since it’s the apocalypse, I’ve been spending A LOT of time alone and it pretty much drives me nuts. Echo…
Brothers – Flash Fiction
This story came from two places 1) Wondering what the real story is around Cain and Abel of Genesis fame and 2) An episode on “Lucifer” that had a very different perspective on the tale. Updating my version to the present, I give you “Brothers”. She lay there, looking at…
Petty Tyrants and the Downfall
Back in 2005, I worked as a contractor for a major software company in Redmond Washington, which shall remain nameless, for a month. This is the story of that month. I had been out of work for almost half a year, I’d left Orrtax, or whatever name it was since…