Notes on not drinking
As I enter my third day of voluntary sobriety, I find that the world is stark and boring. Really, though, it’s not that I feel I have a problem, or am speaking out against alcohol, or seeking help, or even …
Category: Rants
Doctor Nacho
I’ve decided to become an ordained minister through the Universal Life Church. Everyone who used to be cool has done this, so it’s nothing big. I don’t know what the pretentious hipster kids do today to be cool but, back …
The Hardest Drive of All
Okay! Back to writing. I would have had something up yesterday, but my hard drive crashed at work. Which was a minor disaster, and is one of those things I fear because, at an old job, the way they fired …
Useless Olympic Sports
I won’t make fun of beach volleyball being an Olympic sport because those chicks are hot. And because of the one image I’m going to take away from the current Olympics (which I am not really following):
Vices
I’ll start by saying that I really want to escape this life. I want to live on a West Virginia mountaintop, in a Joe Bob Briggs TNT Monstervision-era trailer, and just vanish. But that’s not really practical at this point …
Nissan
I bought a new Nissan back in March. Well, it’s an old Nissan, but it’s new to me. I didn’t want to buy a car – and had been free of one for almost 16 months – but I moved …
Resolutions Revisited
If you’ve become used to frequent updates on GS (the five people who read this), then be prepared for me to start dropping out on Tuesdays and Thursdays. That’s when I plan to start regular updates at my other blog. …
I hate all of you
Actually saw this on the List of the Day blog, though they’ve lifted it from the wonderful Engrish.com. All I know is that I’m going to get a sign like this made and put it on the door to my …
Man Purse
Has my backpack become a purse? Is constant commuting turning me into a girl?
On Women
I’ve long been pursuing the life of a professional bachelor. At this point, as I enter my mid-30’s, it’s become something of a private little religion. Being a professional bachelor means walking around in boxers, drinking at weird hours, smoking …