You want to know something about me? I have a vicious temper. This isn’t some quaint character flaw. You know, like Hemingway is a romantic drunk or how your grandpa tells racist jokes sometimes, but you love him anyway. No. This is relationship crashing stuff I’m talking about. It nearly wrecked everything I had and [...]
“People are crazy and times are strange I’m locked in tight, I’m out of range I used to care, but things have changed” – Bob Dylan, Things Have Changed I spent a good part of the afternoon meeting with my old boss, John. We still work together after I transferred to another department about 5 [...]
After a blissfully hum-drum day at work, I shuttled off to my temporary single dad duties. Kate had a soccer game in Polk City. On the ride home from Ma and Pa Snyder’s house, Kate reminded me at least three times she had to bring after-game treats. Polk City is tucked up north and well [...]
I worked out at the gym in my small town today. Most people I talk to say they prefer exercising outdoors. I’d rather run and lift weights inside. It’s because I use that time to wind down my thoughts. Running outside tears the hell out of my knees, too, but it keeps me distracted. What [...]
The Walker of Worlds blog has a review of one of my favorite series, Queen & Country. Check out Stephen Aryan’s review of Queen & Country: Definitive Edition Volume 2. I’m not surprised Stephen liked it! Queen & Country is amazing.
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Around the first of the year, the company I work for always puts on a special event to get employees exercising. I started and stopped the last couple years. But, this year I stuck with it. So far, I’ve worked out nearly every week. I missed a couple when I was sick and on vacation. [...]
The Imperfectionists: A Novel by Tom Rachman hits a place dear to me – newspapers. I spent my college years learning to be a newspaper man in one of the best damn college newspapers in the country, The Daily Iowan. But, like the paper and staffers in Tom Rachman’s novel, my journalism career was doomed [...]
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My daily commute is usually me shuffling through songs on my iPod as I dodge traffic in my car. I’ve been driving the same route for about 13 years now, so it’s getting pretty robotic. Today, Neil Young popped on the list. This song’s not very old. It’s the eponymous Fork in the Road, which [...]
I’m already well into The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman. It’s a speedy read, and it came recommended by my old boss. He thought the quirky stories about a newspaper would suit me, and he’s right. It reminds me of my short-lived days as a news journalist. These days, I’m far gone from those nobly intended [...]
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