Freedom is a big deal. Conceptually it seems simple enough. Unbridled options. Untethered dreams. Limitless options. That is until you realize each one of us is governed by our own history. Our own bodies, realities and rules. We're stuck. While we're not stuck with our lives in all cases — you can change careers, homes, cars, even spouses. You're still stuck.
We're all human casseroles
And all the issues and labels and classifications. Every child has some medically diagnosed problem. Every child has a personal manual of operation that rivals that of a fighter jet. Complicated, pampered pieces of equipment. I suppose I wouldn't have minded the ability to label my child's stubbornness, insubordination or ...
I'm a Contrarian (but if you are, then I'm not)
"Hipsters are the friends who sneer when you cop to liking Coldplay. They're the people who wear t-shirts silk-screened with quotes from movies you've never heard of and the only ones in America who still think Pabst Blue Ribbon is a ...
Thirty Eight and Eighty Three
I might have been eight or nine, I don't recall (like many things in my life, my past is nearly as blurry and clouded as my eyesight), but I had a book about rocks. I wasn't interested in rocks. I didn't even read (though I pretended I did by buying ...
Recap: LOST Finale
It is possible to like, even love a single episode, but not feel it did a very good job of dutifully or effectively closing the chapter on the story. The finale was beautiful and emotional. It was therapeutic, melodic and full of "love". We got to see all our favorite ...
Recap: LOST 'Across The Sea' (S6, E15)
What in The? Some lady washed ashore on the island (who knows how long ago), she had babies, and was killed with a rock (aren't they all?). They're twin brothers, duh. Their new mother says to the twins that they're special and they're on this island to protect the it from evil men, ...
The Laws of Parental Inevitablity
Principle of Bathtub Defecation If a subject is of the ages of 2 years or less and has within the last thirty minutes previously unharnessed their bowels, the act of putting said small entity into water will cause more defecation into the bathing facilities. The amount of expelled matter is always ...