I recall a photo of an eleven year old boy in a pair of gray overalls sporting a fuzzy, Billy Idol wannabe box top hair cut. The boy was me, the year was 1993 and our family was planning a trip to Appalachia, N.C. For five years from 1991–1996 we’d…

I’m not a big man but I’m not diminutive either. Like baby bear from that Goldilocks story…my frame is “just right.” Thus it follows that I fit most airline coach seats nice and comfortable. For some travelers this isn’t the norm. I’m talking about big people. Big people require big…

Father’s Day Reflections On Mortality This weekend over breakfast my son told me that when I get old it’ll be time for me to leave and go to heaven. I was a bit taken aback. …

It’s important to disclaim that I’ve protected the real names of all individuals in this post. Plus, the made up names are better than whats real and a more accurate assessment of who these people are. The Friendly Pirate I found him peeking from the right of my profile in…

I’ve never been great at following directions, LEGOs were an early marker of this fact. It never failed, I’d get three quarters of the way into completing the detailed schematics for a space ship and be missing a piece. That one insidious piece that seemed to vanish into the sands…

If you work in a prison you expect to deal with crazy. But what if I told you a psychopath might be sitting right next to you or hovering behind you as you read this. Quick close your browser! It true. …

I’ve wanted to be a snowflake since my twenties. I trained in the arts and the arts tell you to find your voice, find your special, be eccentric. I’m 36 in a few short days and it pains me to say I might be regular. I’ve come to accept the…

I like denim. This might be an understatement… I really like denim. The look, the smell, the texture. It’s like a second skin to me. This infatuation started four months ago at the GAP. I went to get a few standards, t-shirts, oxfords and undies. …