Category Archives: Essays/Rants/Misc.

Sometimes You Fuck Up, But Does That Make You a Fuck-Up?

Sometimes you fuck up. I do it, you do it, we’ve all done it. My boy St. Paul knew it when he said “for all have sinned…” The great Hannah Montana knew it when she said, “Everybody makes mistakes. Everybody has those days.” Nobody’s perfect, you know? To me there’s two kinds of fucking up.Continue reading “Sometimes You Fuck Up, But Does That Make You a Fuck-Up?”

Bring Back 45’s! My Plea to the Music Industry

Demand for vinyl records has increased in recent years. Accordingly, supply of vinyl records has increased in recent years. You can find new records at Target or Barnes & Noble or Walmart or your local record store. Social media influencers share their collections in “vinyl haul” videos. It’s safe to say that records are in.Continue reading “Bring Back 45’s! My Plea to the Music Industry”

Top 10 Beatles Songs

10. Eleanor Rigby Eleanor Rigby is a song about a person whose name, one might imagine, is Eleanor Rigby. So she hangs around and picks up rice in a church where a wedding has been. And Paul pronounces “been” how I would pronounce “bean.” Like that one part where Mrs. Weasley says “Where HAVE youContinue reading “Top 10 Beatles Songs”

The Greatest Basketball Player for Various Amounts of Time

0.4 seconds: Derek Fisher In 2004 Derek Fisher proved that he’s the greatest basketball player in a 0.4 second timespan. In game 5 of the western conference semifinals, Tim Duncan made a long 2 pointer to give the Spurs a 73-72 lead with 0.4 seconds left. Classic early 2000’s Spurs score. The series was tiedContinue reading “The Greatest Basketball Player for Various Amounts of Time”

Opinions on NBA Opinions

With virtually any human enterprise, we want to know who’s the best, the most influential, the greatest, and so on. We make  lists of the greatest films, greatest guitarists, greatest writers, and so on. The NBA is no different. We talk about greatest players, greatest teams, greatest coaches, greatest shooters, scorers, defenders, draft classes, bigContinue reading “Opinions on NBA Opinions”

Celebrities are Stupid and Pointless [except the one that I like (Brie Larson, please go out with me)]

So recently an event called the Met Gala happened. Well, not recently, but it was recent when I started writing this. Then I took a long break and moved to another continent. They call it the Met Gala, but I don’t think I ever see, you know, Tom Seaver there. Or Darryl Strawberry. Definitely notContinue reading “Celebrities are Stupid and Pointless [except the one that I like (Brie Larson, please go out with me)]”

What is the speed of light in football fields per business day?

Speed is represented as a certain distance divided by a certain time. Common units of speed are miles per hour, meters per second, and kilometers per hour. For example, if I were to drive my car 120 miles in 2 hours, we would say that my average speed was 60 miles per hour.  I wantContinue reading “What is the speed of light in football fields per business day?”

Individuals and Society [we live in one]

I currently work for a fairly small company, and it’s a fairly relaxed work environment. One day my co-workers were discussing some of the problems in the world and what ought to be done about them. It was one of those conversations that should’ve ended way earlier than it did. Both parties, we’ll call themContinue reading “Individuals and Society [we live in one]”

Is Technology Even Good?

I’m at a bit of a crossroads in my life, which has happened many times before. Life is just one crossroad after another. Is it a crossroad or a crossroads? Seems like crossroads can be singular or plural. Is that right? Anyway, I’m at a crossing of roads, of sorts. New beginnings, big decisions, lifeContinue reading “Is Technology Even Good?”