The Real Cost of Carrying a Gun Through Airport Security

If community service was fun it wouldn’t teach me the apparently much-needed lesson of NOT taking a loaded gun through airport security ...

No Really, Officer, I Just Forgot There Was a Gun in My Bag

Yesterday, as I was sitting in handcuffs in a stuffy underground room deep in the bowels of the Earth beneath Denver International Airport,

Mentored by a madman with a box

I spent my formative years almost exclusively in virtual relationships with people in movies, books, music and television. My mentors were

I Gotta Shut Up and Speak. Every Day.

I keep trying to figure out the exact ‘perfect thing’ to say about the Black Lives Matter movement and the protests all around the world....

My Puppy-Related Excuses for COVID-Slacking (or All the Dreadful Things I Forgot About Puppies)

I’m assuming that like me, you’ve only checked off about 30% of the items on your pandemic To Do list or else we can’t be friends. What...

My Worst Coronapocalypse Purchase So Far

So far, this is my worst purchase of the Coronapacalypse. I say so far because I want to allow myself the license to click a few more...

Thanks for Staying Away from My Hubby While He Works

All over the country, people in service jobs are still being of service during the Coronavirus crisis. It’s not just the healthcare...

Isis Gave Me Superpowers (Not That Isis)

Remember back in 1974 when there was a Saturday morning television show called The Shazam Isis Power Hour? Probably not. I’m real...

Proving Myself to be a Shitty Human Being

You’re going to judge me when you read this story; I know that. But I am choosing to set aside my instinct for self-preservation and...

Why U2 Could Save the World

For decades, U2 has been ending many of their shows by playing a song called “40.” It’s a simple, meditative song about the desire for...

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