Supposedly most people who make NY resolutions drop them in the 1st month. Gyms are overrun by new members in January, then things return to normal in February. I take my resolutions seriously, so to help me keep on track, I’m doing an end-of-month-1 check-in. Do NOT expect these from me every month. Here we … More 2025 NY Resolutions: 1 Month Check-In
It’s a new year! Last year I got back into doing New Year’s resolutions, and it went well enough that I’ve decided to give it another go. Just like in previous years, I’ve got a hearty list. And also just like in previous years, I’ll be grading myself with letter grades rather than pass-fail. That … More 2025 New Year’s Resolutions
I had a whopping EIGHT New Year’s resolutions this past year! I listed them all here in this post. Then I did a check-in (like midterms I guess) in this post. Now, the time has come to evaluate my results. So… how did I do? I’ll start with the overall attempt before jumping into individual … More 2024 NY Resolutions Wrap-up
We’re almost halfway through the year, and so I figured it would be a good idea to check in on my progress for this years’ new years resolutions. I know most people maybe come up with 1 or 2 resolutions per year, then halfheartedly give up on them like a week later. But not I! … More 2024 NY Resolutions Check-in
It’s been a while since I’ve done formal NY resolutions. Last year I had some health/fitness-related goals, but nothing that formally started/ended with the new year. But this year I figured I’d give it another go, since I’m generally pretty motivated by formals challenges (even if the formality of is of my own making.) Rather … More 2024 New Year’s Resolutions
People Magazine has continued its tradition of hardhitting journalism by yet again announcing the identity of the Sexiest Man Alive! Do they change their mind every year even though most of the previously announced sexiest men alive haven’t died off or changed their appearances in any major way? Yes! Does this make any sense? No! … More Overanalyzing People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive
It has been a little over a year and a half since the publication of my latest novel, Hope the Little Fox. In that time, I have learned quite a bit. Most of it is not good! Okay, here we go… First, I should probably mention that technically Hope is my third finished book and … More What I Have Learned: An Adventure in Self-Publishing and Self-Evaluation
Every year for the past few years, I try to watch as many Oscar nominees as possible. For the past couple years I have also reviewed them here on this blog. This year was an ideal year for this exercise, given that the pandemic has forced most nominees onto streaming services that I could watch … More The Official Helga Without the H 2021 Oscar Awards
Late one cold rainy evening last week, I was walking my dog in the park behind my house. Given the hour and the weather, it was very quiet out, and so when a couple people ahead of me were having a private conversation, I heard it crystal clear. “If they investigated crime the same way … More Air Disasters and Police Brutality
Earlier today I wrote up a brief story about a project I did in college. Which reminded me of another great class project from my youth… In 8th grade civics class, we had to do a budget project. The budget project was fantastic. Big hit. Kids loved it. Very useful for developing real life skills. … More A Random Story About Pantyhose
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