Interludes
Waging War Against the Enemy We Cannot See
My mother, bless her soul, managed to instill within me the same desire to help others that she herself possessed. That drive to assist means that I enjoy soothing the hurts and un-ruffling the feathers. Violence and confrontation are anathema…
Weight-loss Setbacks Happen, So Learn From Them!
On March 2nd at 1:11 PM CST, I weighed 213.4 pounds. On March 5th at 6:30 AM CST, I weighed 220.1 pounds. On March 12th at 9:51 AM CST, I weighed 214.6 pounds. Weight loss isn’t a straight path. You…
Living Without Mom Moments
Today’s post is going to be about my mother. Normally that wouldn’t merit a disclaimer, but my mother died a rather horrible and slow death. She was finally released from her pain in December of 2018. Everyone who has been…
3 Reasons I Lost 68 Pounds in 2019
This morning as I sat down to write this post, I did so armed with the lavish breakfast made possible when I’m not getting up at 5:30 AM to work. It was a veritable feast; kidney and cannellini bean chili…
Don’t Forget the Pains of Your Past Weight Lest You Are Forced to Re-Live Them
Human beings have a remarkable ability to overcome traumatic events. My wife is a fantastic exemplar of this power. The birth of our son was not an easy one. Her labor was most of a day and due to various…
Cooking is a Dish-Dirtying Elder-Beast but Washing Them is a Fantastic Way to Lose Weight!
The next time you find yourself elbow deep in the unending scrubfest required to keep ahead of a healthy kitchen, be sure to take a moment and give thanks for the gift you’ve just been given. No, seriously. The scalded…
A New Take on Terrible Advice: ‘Write Drunk, Edit Sober’
“Write Drunk, Edit Sober.” ~ Source Up For Debate Everyone is given this advice at least once when they start on the authorial path. It’s become a cliched right-of-passage, usually passed along by some dude-bro at one social function…
Before it is Anything Else, Writing is Work
I started writing with the absolute certainty that I would earn both fame and fortune. Such fantastic visions of success were only possible because of my blithering ignorance, of course For three years now, life and the publishing industry have…
Change is a Chance to Start Over
Change is hard. That’s true no matter what phase of life you’re in. Recently I was forced to admit that I’d lost the war for my hairline. Having no other options, I used the final resort: scorched earth. I am…
Losing a Toxic Job is a Blessing in Disguise.
Let’s face it: No one likes getting laid off. It doesn’t matter why you’re getting the boot either. If anything, being laid off for no good reason is even worse. Being pulled into an office where you’re forced to sign…