Big Deal Or No Big Deal – How God Doesn’t Play Dice With The Universe. He Plays Poker
Clever people are a necessary evil. Necessary if you appreciate things such as Science, Technology and Art, that is. Read More…
Captain Caveman vs Just William – How A Lady Can Train Her Man Not To Be So Much Of A Dick Without Him Even Noticing
When me and my missus first got together, I was a bit of a caveman. A witty and charming caveman obviously, otherwise she’d have had nothing to do with me in the first place, but a caveman nonetheless. Read More…
Seven more minutes of childhood; a father’s wish for his daughter the morning of 9-11
I’ll never forget how I felt this day 13 years ago as an American, a firefighter and as a father — and how each held its own kind of hurt that has never completely healed. But of the three, being a father watching the sparkle in my then six-year-old daughter’s eyes noticeably fade just a bit continues to be the memory that lingers most…
My alarm clock went off the same as it always did back then, coming to life with the morning news — my preference over the annoying, high-pitched alternative of chatter. Instinctively, I swatted the snooze button and bought myself another seven minutes of sleep.
In the years since, I’ve thought a lot about those seven minutes, and how the simple push of a button postponed a bitter reality for just a little longer. When the news came on again, word of the first airliner crashing into…
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All I’ve got is this pen
At that awkward age – too young to be a grumpy old man, but just acerbic and downtrodden enough to have an opinion. Read it here.
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