here’s a list of the top 10 posts from 2015. these posts seem to connect with people the most. if you’ve missed one, simply click on the link to read it. or share one with someone who may need it. 10. no words 9. out of the ashes (faith) 8. an…
adventures in small talk: episode 3
if you’ve followed this blog for a while, you’re well aware of my small talk deficiency. after a couple of minutes, my ability to engage someone in conversation quickly expires to the point of a milk carton in a college student’s refrigerator. (see my previous posts, adventures in small talk…
adventures in small talk: episode 2
if you’ve seen my previous post, you already know that i’m socially awkward when it comes to small talk. i lack an athletic gene, and i’m also missing a small talk gene. and while Facebook allows us to become more connected in an easy way, unfortunately it has contributed to…
adventures in small talk: episode 1
there are a few things missing from my dna strand. in addition to an absence of athletic ability—which somehow got passed from my father to my brother, and skipped me—i also lack a small talk gene. i have the complete ability to shut down a conversation and lead it to…
level 47
this month, i unlock level 47. i didn’t do much to achieve this. i didn’t run a marathon. defeat an ogre. jump through a maze. rescue a princess. capture enough gold coins. stop an alien invasion. i merely lived. i didn’t die. i hope that continues for awhile. i’m in the middle…
food memories
as a kid, every summer involved a week-long trip with my mom and my brother to the mountains of north Georgia for a week. i bet in your head, you are envisioning a picturesque cabin, hiking through beautiful forests or splashing down mountain rapids. sorry, this wasn’t that kind of…
pass the bucket
i drive about 45 minutes to work every day. there are a couple of different routes i can take, but regardless of which way i go, it always takes me 45 minutes. if you live in metro atlanta, my commute is average. if you live elsewhere, you may find that…
top 10 posts of 2014
thank you to everyone who read this blog in 2014. sometimes i write words and wonder why, then i get an email or a comment or a retweet, and i think, “oh, that’s why.” or tumbleweeds roll by and i simply drift off to sleep. i’m not out to change…
unlocking level 46
so i turn 46 this weekend (august 30). some say with age comes wisdom, but i’m finding there is a lot more than wisdom in that “benefits package.” here are 10 things i have learned, experienced or i’m processing at age 46. 1) i no longer can shop in the…
beware of 9pm
some people turn into werewolves at night when the moon is full. others grow fangs. me? well after 9pm, i’m just pure evil. as “nice” as everyone thinks i am, once that clock turns from 8:59, i really don’t have much nice to say or think about anyone or…
awkward church moments
my younger brother, marc, is the cutup. he was the one who would make my aunts and uncles and grandparents laugh. i was not. i don’t know why i was so intense as a kid, i think it just took everything way too seriously. i probably still do. but there…
