Grief is always fresh for someone, somewhere. Right now, someone is losing a friend. A partner. A parent. And they are entering a new role, a new relationship to their loved one, and to the world. Holly felt that grief. And she came in to share it with us. Fresh and undiluted. Just hours into […]

Hello, dear readers. I haven’t been around much because, go and figure, Things Got Worse. I’ll be using this as my platform in the upcoming months to go through much of this stuff. Hopefully, you’ll get something out of it. There will probably be a number of you that I alienate or who will think […]

…I lied. I wasn’t really drunk. Well, I was buzzing. I still have a really high tolerance to alcohol. REALLY high. My friends Andrew, Mika and I went out last night, April 3rd, and I absolutely needed to go out for some drinks. Unbeknownst to Andrew I needed something to cut the edge off all […]

Today is the first day in a long while where I’ve been able to write. Why? I have time to burn as I take the train to work. My last two excursions driving into DC were excruciating exercises in anger management mixed with bouts of serenading my fellow traffic jam brethren with my renditions of […]

I’m going to give the tl;dr (too long; didn’t read) first for everyone before I get into this post so that if you want to stop reading you’ll at least get the gist of what I’m going through. So far, the month of January – spanning the past decade or so – has decidedly delivered […]

If you ask people to describe me it sometimes seems like two completely different people are being described. Some people think I’m always crabby or angry and that I don’t like anything; others would say that I’m always happy, kind and generous. It really isn’t hard to see why some people would find me aloof, […]

I enjoy alcoholic beverages. A lot. In fact, you could say that I love to drink. And when I say ‘love to drink’ that should be read in capital, bold letters like “L-O-V-E to drink”. But I also have had to recently dig deep within myself and admit that I had a drinking problem. Before […]

Let me preface this by stating that, yes, I’m getting older, my memory is fading and I’m probably slowly losing my hearing. All the things that make me attractive to the opposite sex, no? Let me also toss out there that I am absolutely terrible with remembering song lyrics. More often than not if I’m […]

I’m writing this here to document what my mornings are like. Why? I don’t want to forget. This has been my routine, for the better part of the past decade. There are a few variations over the years (vacations, roster of pets, trips to the gym) but for the most part this has been my […]

Oh, man. There are few things that drive me bonkers than those online quizzes that people take on Facebook. It isn’t the fact that someone is smarter than me, is a better Star Wars character or would be in a better clan in Game of Thrones. It is the one simple fact that I DON’T […]

2014 has rolled around and I, for one, was completely ill prepared for it. Time is rushing by just like…um…some really trite metaphor for the quick passage of time. Hmmm. I think you can see why I haven’t updated this site for a while. My creative juices have evaporated to the point where all that’s […]

By reading the title of this post one would think that I’m one of this little piggies but, alas, I am not. Let me also preface this post by stating that Angela and I have two completely different views of making things public. While she is more reserved and private I’m willing to let people […]

It was one year ago today that I had my operation related to my heart attack. For all intents and purposes I consider today an unofficial ‘birthday’ because I’ve been given a second chance at life. During that year I’ve been able to reflect on what’s important to me, do things I normally wouldn’t and […]

Part 1 of this post from a few months ago can be found here. You know, because it takes 3 months for me to get my train of thought back. Train of thought, get it? I’m still working in downtown DC and I’m still taking the train. This form of mass transit is one of […]

I’m sitting here in my bath robe, 3:30 in the afternoon, sick with whatever horrible horribleness this stupid weather has brought us. I’m a disgusting blob of spittle and snot, coughing and sneezing and annoying the crap out of my pets. They all huddle at the corner of the couch careful not to get too […]

My best friend is also the closest thing to being my son. It’s my dog, Farley. Today he celebrates his 15th birthday. Some people would equate that to being approximately 105 human years but he’ll always simply be a puppy to me. If I was still in contact with my ex-wife (and if she didn’t […]

Breakfast with Angela AND Amy! (@ IHOP) http://t.co/g9aAvA26 # LET'S GO NATS!!! # It was everything you thought it would be. @jinxcellent – bought the Ashley bagel. Will post pics on FB tomorrow. Will take Tums tonight. # On goes the heat… # Bad idea of the day: thinking my cat wants me to carry […]

The other day Angela and I were about to bound into IHOP when we realized that there was no way in Hell that we were going to wait for 30 minutes for some pancakes. Instead of hanging out with the mass of people gathering at the door we decided that we’d try something different by […]

8am and I crave mashed potatoes # If anyone is interested: Happy Hour Thursday at The Hamilton 🙂 # I'm at Noodles & Company (Sterling, VA) http://t.co/lu0g4gcM # I forgot today's baseball game was an afternoon game! Rats! # Anyone going to Taste of DC this weekend? # For the fourth time in two weeks […]

I want to cut off the feet of every man that I see who wears athletic socks with dress shoes. # Doh! (@ The Pentagon w/ 5 others) http://t.co/vUbsVcI0 # I'm at Nationals Park (Washington, DC) w/ 39 others http://t.co/vLyO6k3E # I just unlocked the "Triple Play" badge on @foursquare for checking in at baseball […]

I'm at Panera Bread (North Huntingdon, PA) http://t.co/WuJ1a6hX # I just reached Level 2 of the "Mall Rat" badge on @foursquare. I’ve checked in at 5 different malls! http://t.co/cJWmCwIy # I am the only person of color that I've seen at this Target. (@ Target) http://t.co/udX9dH2M # I've started watching The New Normal not for […]

Many of my friends have questioned my sanity when I took a new job in downtown DC again. I mean, sure, I could have kept driving to Rockville and took advantage of the occasional 2 hour drive home to catch up on my zen meditation but the magic and allure of traveling into the city […]

This is fantastic weather to be out grilling 🙂 # Salad! (@ O'Faolain's Irish Pub) http://t.co/POEwQAYq # I'm at Virginia Heart (Leesburg, VA) http://t.co/DwUixIcd # I'm having one of THOSE commuting mornings. Maybe #wmata should have renamed their rush hour service Crush+ # Great. New iPhone has an 1136×640 display. Something else to bang my […]

Don't ask. Breakfast with Amy. (@ IHOP) http://t.co/ZR5LegXe # Wow. Ashburn is getting a Lotte. Now you'll know where to get weird Asian foods # I'm at Spunk Fitness (Sterling, VA) http://t.co/E7s6qziY # Oh, traffic. You're such a bitch. # Sometimes when I'm on a metro train I look at all the people and suddenly […]

Service was kind of slow :/ (@ Wildfire Restaurant w/ 3 others) http://t.co/i56TPxJ0 # They changed their fries :/ (@ Rubino's Pizza w/ 3 others) http://t.co/Wf9FbKn3 # Lunching with coworkers. Evidently, after 2pm food is discounted. (@ Uncommon Cafe (DOE)) http://t.co/vJ2FzH7H # I'm going to miss Chris Cooley 🙁 # Cooley & Dukes in the […]

Redesign. Renewed interest in my blog. The ability to amuse myself and offend my wife. All these things are happening. Since I’ve started working downtown I’ve found that to have a few good minutes that I can waste while on the train. What better way to pretend that I’m productive than disguising myself as a […]

Ah, yes. If it isn't my old nemesis, Monday. So we meet again. # A woman & her little boy got on the escalator same time as me. Boy got on but reached & grabbed my hand. Rode that way to the bottom. # I'm at Spunk Fitness (Sterling, VA) http://t.co/6xJsjFuw # Dude at L'Endant […]