Written by Puzzlehead, in Relationships
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 […]
Written by Puzzlehead, in Family, Farley
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 […]
Written by Puzzlehead, in Entertainment, Food, Relationships
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, […]
Written by Puzzlehead, in Family, Relationships
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 […]
Written by Puzzlehead, in Dad, Relationships
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 […]
Written by Puzzlehead, in Farley, Relationships
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 […]
Written by Puzzlehead, in Business, Relationships
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 […]
Written by Puzzlehead, in Farley
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 […]
Written by Puzzlehead, in Family, Relationships, Sex, Work
As I sit here acknowledging another year gone by I thought I’d take this time to reflect and send the past me another note. My last letter brought me to the 10 year mark. This next decade will be a little more difficult to get my head around… Dear 11-20 year old Me, Congratulations, me! […]
Written by Puzzlehead, in Family, Relationships
It’s been just over 6 weeks since I had my heart attack and I can honestly say that, while I didn’t exactly have a ‘come to Jesus’ epiphany, I was able to look back on my life and realize “Holy crap, I wish I was smarter.”. Which is why I’m going to take the next […]
Written by Puzzlehead, in Azrael, Family, Relationships
It’s been a while since I’ve posted here. You may think that I just forgot. No, no. I remember quite well that I have a site to maintain. Unfortunately, the mind has a way of short circuiting and causes me to either shut down due to laziness or plain forget. Unlike my wife who has […]
Written by Puzzlehead, in Entertainment, Relationships
After my last post which I questioned the number of 5 year old children I’d be able take on I found myself mulling over the solutions regarding the impending zombie horde. At least six people who read my last post asked me about the number of zombies I’d be able to take on. I, in […]
Written by Puzzlehead, in Dad, Family, General, Relationships
Never, EVER underestimate the power of my sloth. No, no. Not the animal (although a very slow, superhero sloth would be cool). I mean my lackadaisical approach to writing a post for my own blog. You have no idea how many times I’ve started a post on my iPad, continued it on my phone, worked […]
Written by Puzzlehead, in Relationships
You know, it’s hard to believe that I’ve been writing in this blog for the past 5 years. It is interesting looking back and seeing what I wrote, how I was and how I’ve changed. Even during a brief span of 5 years I can see how things can wear you down and make you […]
Written by Puzzlehead, in General, Relationships
I finally got everything packed in my luggage and backpack for my trip to SXSW. I thought I had everything planned and taken care of. I was set! I was ready! I was good to rock and roll! I was wrong. Regardless of all my meticulous planning and preparation I wound up forgetting a number […]
Me: OMG! OMG! OMG! Angela: ? Me: Something was tickling my nose Me: and it was a nose hair Me: so I pulled it out Me: and it was WHITE Angela: … Me: AAAAAAAAAAAGH! How Angela has managed not to either run away screaming or kill me is beyond me.
Written by Puzzlehead, in Family, Relationships, Technology
Facebook, Facebook, Facebook. Having dealt with online communities, trends and technology for approximately the past 20 years (egad!), I’m still amazed at how this application has connected me to so many people. However, before I continue with this post, let me toss a few truths out there and get them out of the way: I […]
Written by Puzzlehead, in Family, Tobey
It was one year ago today, December 26, 2008, that Angela and I came home from early morning post-Christmas shopping and breakfast and we found my Berner, Tobey, had passed away. It seems fitting that the skies are crying with me again. Over the past year a lot has changed. There isn’t a day that […]
Written by Puzzlehead, in Entertainment, General, Relationships, Technology
Christmas presents. Oy, oy, oy…what a horrible time of the year. I’m never good at finding and buying presents for people. It wasn’t until recently that I finished buying presents for my wife, Angela, and I spent a good part of the last few weeks trying to figure out a cool present to give her. […]
Written by Puzzlehead, in Entertainment, Family, Relationships
Currently, Angela and I don’t have kids. We have 3 dogs and a cat. Somewhere down the line we may have one or two (or 15). Are we missing out? Maybe, maybe not. I do know, however, that sometimes the thought of having kids to do stuff with is pretty cool. I dunno. Stuff like […]
Written by Puzzlehead, in Entertainment, Relationships, Sex
First off… I will not lie – I’m an avid anime/manga consumer. It gives you a warped sense of what culture is like in Japan. On the one hand you think that every scantily clad school girl has a kick ass robot that can transform into a spaceship, on the other hand you also get […]
Written by Puzzlehead, in Entertainment, Relationships
I’ve been on the interwebs for a while. Yes, this ugly mistress and I go back quite a ways. There have been times when I’ve tried to ignore her beguiling charms but she always finds a way to sink her hastily applied Lee Press On Nails into my back and draw me in. It was […]
Written by Puzzlehead, in General, Relationships
[flv width=”320″ height=”240″]http://heyitcouldbeworse.com/media/bunsen-tasteslikerabbit.flv[/flv] Angela and I went to go pick up Bunsen today. We had to drive from Sterling, Virginia, down to Yorktown, Virginia. That’s normally about a 3 hour drive. It wound up taking us about 4.5. Traffic heading down was horrible, what with traffic down 95, near Busch Gardens and the typical weekend […]
Written by Puzzlehead, in Dad, General, Relationships, Tobey
I don’t plan to write on this blog this weekend so I thought that posting this early would be a good idea. When I was in college I remember lugging around cameras all over the place. I would take pictures of my roomies, my friends, the campus and everything else around me. It was a […]
You know, you can learn a lot from the movie ‘Office Space’: How to bilk your company out of thousands of dollars by skimming pennies a la Superman IV, where your stapler is, and how to beat the crap out of office equipment in slow motion set to a gangsta beat. It was also the […]
Written by Puzzlehead, in Relationships
Well, my birthday came and went off without a hitch. I did discover that I share the same birthday as Erin Andrews, Lance Bass, George Will, Randy Travis, and Audrey Hepburn. Other than that it was a nice, low key day. The problem with me hitting 39 is simple: I’m at one of those ages […]
Written by Puzzlehead, in General, Sex
I was cruising on the web the other day and I cam across the works of Andrey Razumovsky. Andrey specializes in very striking erotic photograph which is sometimes mixed with digital art. One of his more recent projects is called “Milk”.