What happens when you get a scratch? You know, you happen to cut a corner too sharp, you bump your arm and accidentally break the skin. What happens then? Well, you bleed. With this kind of thing, the cut won't be too deep. You may not even need a Band-Aid. You probably wouldn't give that … Continue reading Healing
Random Thoughts
Pandemic
Being sick for the last couple of days, I've gotten to thinking about the possibility of some disease spreading across the globe and reaching pandemic proportions. So I got to thinking about the word pandemic. It really doesn't sound like such a terrible word. Well, knowing exactly what it means, yeah, it's horrifying in a … Continue reading Pandemic
Summer Vacation Is Not For Getting Sick
DISCLAIMER: This post has to do with personal illness. I'm going to try and spare you from the worst of the gory details, but sometimes when I start writing, words just come out. Like verbal vomit. But I'm going to be discussing actual vomit at times in this post. So unless you're a mother who … Continue reading Summer Vacation Is Not For Getting Sick
Language
Are you more careful about what you say on Sundays? When I was in high school, for some kind of English class project, one of my classmates did a simple study on the use of profanity among the students. Again, I'm not entirely sure what the point of the project was. I can't even remember … Continue reading Language
Living Alone
Kids, the lease on my current home runs out on July 15. When I moved in with my roommates, there were four of us. As the last few weeks have passed by, the others have fallen out of the picture one by one. One of the guys got married. Another is about to do the … Continue reading Living Alone
Making a Donation
I have a standing appointment every other week with the local Red Cross. I go in, they take my temperature, check my pulse and blood pressure, then they shove a needle into each of my arms. Out of my right arm, they draw blood. They run it through a fancy machine that does some kind … Continue reading Making a Donation
Peace of Mind
It's not often that I find commercials to be particularly memorable. Mostly, I think, that's because I refuse to watch live television these days. In my current living situation, I've enjoyed the modern marvel known as the DVR. Fast forwarding through the ads is fantastic. My next living space will be without satellite/cable and, therefore, … Continue reading Peace of Mind
The Empty Apartment
Kids... When I lived in North Carolina, I had the most incredible apartment. Sometimes I like to sit back and think about how great I had it once. I'll reminisce about the crazy amount of space I had and how little I had to pay and how glorious it was to have my own place. … Continue reading The Empty Apartment
Decision ’16
In the year 2016, I will be 36 years old. This means that it will be the first presidential election year in which I am legally eligible to run for the office of President of the United States. When I was a junior in college, my roommate, Dave, used to joke about how he would … Continue reading Decision ’16
What’s My Motivation?
I find, lately, that I have very little motivation. I recently began working on a master's degree with the end goal of becoming a teacher, something I've wanted to be for most of my life. Yet I've found myself feeling overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work to be done while taking only two online … Continue reading What’s My Motivation?
The Confusing Middle 