Non-Tech Posts

These blog posts are decidedly non-technical. Personal observations, rants and opinion pieces that go back to the beginning of my blogging adventures.

  • Goodbye (again) old friends
    I bought these shoes in July 2023. I have another pair of “comfortable shoes” for walking, but these have been my exercise shoes. Since I … Read more
  • On Journaling
    Summer 2024. I’ve gone back to writing in a notebook. On May 28, someone posted a deal from meh.com in a Slack channel at work … Read more
  • G-Pa Slip and Fall Compilation
    Since this keeps getting removed from YouTube, I thought I’d just host it here. God forbid TruTV or MTV get a little promotion. July 4, … Read more
  • Salem 2023 – Day 2
    Observations from day 2 It’s October! We’re very excited! Everybody got a good night’s sleep. And there are turkeys! This morning there was full-on, Thanksgiving … Read more
  • Blue Sky Garden 2023
    My job has garden plots and I signed up with a few teammates for this year’s harvest. We’ve planted tomatoes, peppers, blueberries, cucumbers and potatoes. … Read more
  • Days of the Dead 2023 – Indianapolis
    The trip from Cleveland to Indianapolis was pleasantly uneventful until about an hour outside of Indianapolis when we ran into a backup caused by an … Read more
  • Art the Clown Meet and Greet – Detroit, MI
    Terrified of Clowns? We got up at 5:30 AM and were on the road to Detroit before 6:30 AM. We needed to get to Screamer’s … Read more
  • The Important Stuff Will Come Back
    I don’t buy this theory that simply writing things down somehow reduces stress. All it means is that those things are now on a piece … Read more
  • The ‘C’ Word
    The First Symptoms In July 2022, I was on day two of a weekend party at the lake about an hour from home. We had … Read more
  • The Case for Norma Crandall
    I’m no bibliophile, but I’ve read a lot of books and recently while discussing the “book was better” trope of horror movies, we talked about … Read more
  • Tumblr Share Test Post
  • Taking Notes
    I’ve taken a keen interest in note-taking in general and recently I’ve been obsessed with how other people do it. I’ve always taken a keen … Read more
  • Chuck 5.0
    Today I am 50. This is one of those big birthdays. Being a technical-minded person and realizing there have been a lot of changes in … Read more
  • The Century Mark
    Yesterday morning I achieved the century mark in weight loss. After stalling at 90-something pounds down since the beginning of the year, yesterday I officially … Read more
  • Non-alcoholic Stress Relief
    I have had exactly one drink in the last three months since starting my liver-healthy diet. I had an especially bad day yesterday. Not really … Read more
  • The number starts with a ‘2’!
    I’ve made it below 300 pounds! Yesterday I weighed in at 295 pounds. I am officially lighter than my driver’s license (which was a big … Read more
  • Fat, Sick and Dying
    “I’ve decided to lose weight.” I’ve dreaded making one of these posts because if I don’t follow through, it’s just a documented example of my … Read more
  • Fort Impostor
  • Death of a Bully
    I found out after the fact that my bully from grade school died. He was not well liked by most people, if I remember correctly, … Read more
  • Pokemon Go Incident
    So we had a Pokémon Go incident a few days ago. This mother and son came to the office asking if they could catch the … Read more
  • We Are The Champions
    Now, devotees may argue that one sport or game is inherently better than another. For me, sport is actually a chance for us to have … Read more
  • So Glad It Wasn’t Me
    I had to be part of someone else’s bad day, and it sucked. Please keep confidential, unknown to <name> at this time. Meeting is scheduled … Read more
  • The End of an Era
    In November 2009 I started a journal to help myself deal with yet another car problem. Since then, I have added other writings to the … Read more
  • Nerves of Jello
    Ever have a really bad day? Or a bunch of bad days in a row? Me too. I’ve masked the names to protect the guilty. … Read more
  • Probably the worst day ever
    After it was all over, I knew I was going to have to write about it. I don’t know why. Perhaps I like re-reading my … Read more
  • Open in case of Armageddon
    Posted on Facebook 2012-12-20 In light of the fact that tomorrow might be the last day of earth, I wanted to take this time to … Read more
  • It’s no wonder I’m fat
  • I’m Gonna Kick My Brain’s Ass
    Occam’s Razor states that “Among competing hypotheses, the one which makes the fewest assumptions should be selected” Occam’s Razor In other words, the simplest answer … Read more
  • In Defense of Thanksgiving
    Wherein I declare myself the founder of the “Defense of Thanksgiving Tradition Society” I posted this to Facebook. I was my second try at taking … Read more
  • Dear Santa
    My take on Christmas Creep. Originally posted on Facebook, I wanted to write something hateful, full of swearing and insults. In the end, I changed … Read more
  • Famous for the wrong things
    I took a picture once of my brother-in-law seated behind me on the bus on the way to work. I put it online. A few … Read more
  • The First … LEON?
    For a while I thought this might have been the ultimate goof. Someone thinking that if the lights were on the outside of the house, … Read more
  • Christmas Spirit Killer
    For the very first time ever, Jim decided to make a dish to contribute to our office Xmas party. Jim’s most usual contribution to any … Read more
  • I’m fixing it!
    Ok… it’s been all summer since I wrote a new blog post. Well, actually, I have been busy on another blog and of course, it’s … Read more
  • He’s a pale fellow
    So last night Carrie and Ashley and I went to see Jim Gaffigan. What a riot!! We got the tickets the moment they went on … Read more
  • Ohhhh Fuuudge! (Again!)
    What a difference a year makes!! Last year I surprised my wife and daughter by driving by the site of the house where they filmed … Read more
  • Nobody Believes A Headache
    Have you ever had a headache? Sure you have. Have you ever tried to explain the pain to someone else? Using words like “splitting”, “aching”, … Read more
  • Just like downtown
    Every payday for the last few months, I’ve been walking to the bank at lunch. I get some cash for our Westside Market trip on … Read more
  • Ohhh… Fudge!
    On the way home from the Westside Market today, I decided to surprise Carrie and Ashley by taking them over to the house that “A … Read more
  • Just in time for Thanksgiving
    Just in time for Thanksgiving Last night, Thanksgiving tapped me on the shoulder. Let me explain. There I was standing on Superior waiting for my … Read more
  • Pre-Winter Car Freakout
    First of all, let me apologize in advance if the following sounds a bit, well, severe. It’s had all morning to bake in my head … Read more
  • Headache Day #1,378
    Ok, so I’m about eight hours into one of my all-day-headaches. I get a headache of some sort almost every day, and usually a couple … Read more
  • I might be a redneck
    I miiight be a redneck… Ok, boys and girls, gather ’round for another chapter of“I Hate My Car!” Yesterday, while driving around, I heard a … Read more
  • Things that make you go… BOOM!
    Things that make you go… BOOM! So we wake up this morning to a phone call. The first thought that goes through my head was…”Oh, … Read more
  • A Super Bowl and a Super Bill
    A Super Bowl and a Super Bill. So we went to Divot’s for the Super Bowl last night. We had a designated driver, so I’m … Read more
  • What the hell is that noise?
    Those of you who know me, know how much I love my car. (See: I’m Scared of My Car for a refresher). So a couple … Read more
  • I’m Scared of My Car
    It’s no secret I hated my 1997 Saturn SL2. Shortly after I bought it, I started having troubles with it. I also started having stress … Read more