Originally published on June 26, 2014 on unfiltered.me There are certain dates in one’s life they never forget. A wedding anniversary, the date your divorce is finalized. The birth of a child, the death of a loved one. For me, April 21, 2012 is one of those indelible dates forever engraved in my memory. Waking […]
WTF Just Happened?
No, the title is not a reference to the last 30 seconds of Super Bowl XLIX, though that’s pretty much the exact phrase I walked around mumbling for three days following the game. Me and the other million or so folks living in the Seattle metro area. Rather, “WTF Just Happened?” is about my latest […]
You Really Should Stop Running…
Sometimes, getting old sucks. But I suppose it beats the alternative… The image above is my left knee, in the middle of getting a cortisone/lidocaine injection yesterday morning. Yeah, it hurt. Why would one willingly let a complete stranger shove a foot-long needle as big around as a pencil into their knee? OK, so the […]
My Six Days of Hell
Last week I managed to “pop” my shoulder (getting a bag out of an airplane overhead compartment no less. Air travel is a contact sport you know). Having done this before, I knew a trip to the doc was in order so they could manipulate it back into place. Yes, that hurts. Standard procedure here […]
Renters are people too…
Seven plus years of my life were spent selling real estate in one form or another. You know, selling the “American Dream”. Helping people navigate the often troubled waters of a real estate transaction. I get the benefits of owning a home, believe me. You know, things like: (hopefully) building equity, painting your walls however you […]
Knock Knock. Anyone Home?
There were no posts made to this blog in March, April, May or June. Huh. It’s not like I haven’t been “pondering” during all those months. I ponder something or other on a daily basis. Some of it is quite profound. Most of it is meaningless drivel. So why no posts here? Beats me. I […]
