This Exhausting and Very Busy World of Ours

Life is difficult for a regular working stiff. I didn’t know it was going to be like this. Everything was a lot simpler back when my main responsibility was to hang out on my parent’s couch, drink Mountain Dew, and wolf down chocolate frosted donuts and Dairy Queen chicken baskets.

Little did I know that my parents were probably perpetually exhausted by this thing we call working.

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A Story of Monsters, Bean Sprouts, and Kombucha

Life is moving fast these days. And with the end of summer and the season of cool weather settling upon us, I think it’s important to take stock of what’s really important in life, like organic produce.

And so this story begins, as many of my weekends do, at the magical supermarket grocery; the offensively expensive, appropriately named, downright dangerous ... Whole Foods Market.

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The Search for Pants: A Modern Day Quest

As a 32-year-old man, I’ve come to learn that finding good pants never gets any easier. It is by nature a process designed to produce incredible moments of frustration. I know now that it’s not simply about finding a great pair of pants, but rather, the process, or journey, in which those pants are ultimately found and enjoyed. It is a quest.  

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The Big Blue Carpet: A Story of Vacuums and String

Years ago when we first moved to our apartment the most obvious part about it was the big blue carpet. Even now, years later, and several requests for removal denied, it remains, as blue as ever. 

It all started with a string. Just a piece. But there it was. I couldn't recall using string for anything, ever.

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