Resolutions? We don’t need no stinking resolutions!

Yeah, I know. It’s THAT time of the year where everyone looks back on the past year’s failures and wishes them away with a New Year’s resolution. “I’m too fat. I’m gonna lose 30 lbs.” “I drink too much. I’m gonna quit drinking!” “I’m gonna stop smoking in 2014. That’s my resolution!” Yeah, well let […]

New Year’s Eve At The Village Vanguard

Well we’ve made it. 2013 is nearly over and we’re staring 2014 right in the eyes and saying “Bring it on.” I’m looking back on 2013 not with any regrets or how I would’ve done things differently. I’m looking back and wondering where in the hell did it go? It’s as if someone cranked the […]

Holidaze

Man, it’s been quite the holiday freakout. It’s been a haze of paint fumes and Sauder manuals since last Saturday but it all came to a head on Tuesday night when everyone had moved into their own little corner of the world. I don’t think my son even remembers what it’s like to have space […]

Christmas. It’s finally here(did it ever leave?)

It seems like it was only yesterday we were frantically trying to finish those last minute touch-ups in the kids rooms before Christmas. Wait, that was yesterday. That was the big gift, you know. That the kids all have their own rooms. That doesn’t seem like much of a gift, but when you have a […]

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year(?)

It seems like it was only yesterday that we were arguing about who was going to go outside and take Christmas lights down in sub-zero temps, carry box after box of ornaments and decorative Santas back downstairs to their place of slumber under said stairs, and find a spot in that torn up Christmas tree […]

Two Years Here…

It was two years ago today that I took the plunge and decided to start a blog. It was something I’d been considering for a long time, as I felt I needed some sort of outlet for all the thoughts and opinions in my head. So on December 8th, 2011 I did it. I created […]

Seeing Black Circles: Confessions of a Music Junkie

It’s usually this time of year when I really start to think about my obsession. It’s not something I’m necessarily proud of, but it’s not something I’m ashamed of either. It’s not an obsession that will land me in rehab, jail, or divorce court. There’s no lurid tales of back alley smack shooting, or maxing […]

Over The Hill(not so far away)

Warning: The following post contains sentimentality. I sit here typing on my lousy HP computer with my sinuses feeling as if they’re packed with Quikrete, lungs prickly as if they’re lined with insulation, and a face pulsating with pain like I just finished bare-knuckle brawling with the late, great Jake LaMotta and I wonder to […]

Twoism

This is my jam tonight. Lights down low, Christmas lights blazing in the corner of the room to give the proceedings a ethereal vibe. My wife and oldest daughter headed to the big city to do some clothes shopping while my younger two and myself stayed home. My 10 year old daughter has a head/chest […]

Thoughts for a (Black)Friday

You know, for a Black Friday it’s pretty damn beautiful out. Brisk bordering on damn chilly, but the sun is shining like the blazing star it is. Skies are blue, with a hint of purplish hue near the horizon. Trees are bare and skeletal, showing their naked winter fashion with pride as they occasionally shake […]