I interacted with hundreds of customers each day while on and off the clock. All the while wearing my mask, and gloves, and washing/wiping everything down (clothes, masks, food, etc.) before and after a shift. I felt exposed every day, but we needed an income to live.
Late stage capitalism is wild. Everything is commodified and consumable. Simple existence is now an expensive undertaking.
My mom says "Parenthood isn't for everyone." She's right. It might not be right for everyone, but it is right for me.
If you’ve followed this blog for a while or know me in person you’ll likely know of my negative experiences...
Today, on the 75th anniversary of the clock, The Doomsday Clock is set at 100 Seconds to Midnight. This is the closest time to midnight in the clock's history.
Disclosure: We attended the opening night of “The Art Deco Nutcracker” as guests of the event. “The Art Deco Nutcracker” by Alexei Kremnev includes a record-setting 175 dancers on stage at once in its limited three-night run in Chicago. Set in 1920s America, Kremnev’s “The Art Deco Nutcracker,” featuring Tchaikovsky’s beloved...
I read "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" when I was young & vulnerable. It caused a lot of harm in my life.
My first real job was at a Best Buy store in Indiana years ago. It was a great first experience...
Disclosure: I was a paid Amgen and Novartis Spokesperson for the #SpeakYourMigraine campaign. The content of this post reflects my own personal opinions and experiences. It was not created, reviewed, or approved by Amgen or Novartis. I started having migraines when I was a kid. I wasn’t, however, officially diagnosed...
New Year's Eve celebrations come in all kinds of styles. I've had two very different sets of experiences on New Year's Eve that can be clearly split into before and after kids.
I was convinced, as a child, that I would never marry. My plan was to have a pick-up truck like my grandpa, an ohio farmer, and live in the mountains out west. There was gold to be found there and I wouldn’t need a regular job. Nor would I need...
Everything this a preschooler does or experiences can be dramatic at times but this episode was different. There was an exhibited fear that I'd never seen before in Mr. Dude. He was more than uncomfortable. He was deeply frightened. I don't know if there was a spider back there or not, but to him there was a spider back there on the window. The truth for him was that what may have in reality been dirt on the window was out to get him.
My extended family has some stories. Not all of them are the funny, light hearted things you might want to...
I love my wife. She’s amazing. Life hasn’t exactly been fair to her, but she keeps an amazingly positive attitude about it. She’s my best friend and I love her more than life itself. Abigail travels for work so there are times we go days without seeing each other. Mr....
Nearly one in four (24%) Americans admit to being negatively affected by information about them online. That number more than doubles for millennials and comes in at 50%. Find out how you can make the right first impression online with a .ME of your own.
I look forward to attending the Dad 2.0 Summit every year. It has been a great experience each time I’ve...
My wife and I signed up for a trial of Netflix during the winter storm that shut down most of Chicago for a couple of days back in 2011. We were snowed in, had plenty of food and wanted to try something new. Five years later we're still using Netflix to pass the time with or without snow on the ground.
I spent nine hours in the car on my birthday last month between 3:00 p.m. and 2:30 a.m. due to a family...
My wife and I celebrate Christmas earlier than most every year. The problem is, I can't fit all my holiday joy into just four weeks! I think it takes six to eight weeks to enjoy it to its maximum extent. I have, however, gathered thoughts from over twenty fellow dad bloggers who think I celebrate a bit too early.