If This is Your First Night at Fight Club…

I am Jack’s un-read blog. I needed a day of skepticism.  A day of total cynicism.  I needed a down day.  Well actually, what I needed was an up day, a day of total success and accomplishment and reward.  But those things have been slow in coming.  But that hasn’t deterred me from my goal. … Continue reading If This is Your First Night at Fight Club…

I’m Making an Exclamation! Or: Dear Exclamation Point, No Quarter Given

Here Ye, Here Ye… That sounds official, right?  Like some HUGE announcement is about to be made?  Yeah, well…I have one.  It’s more of a warning, really.  A shot across the bow, if you will. To the exclamation point.  You know…this guy?  →  ! Yeah, that’s right.  I’m talking punctuation baby.  Actually, I’m talking TO… Continue reading I’m Making an Exclamation! Or: Dear Exclamation Point, No Quarter Given

The Happiness You Take is Equal to the Happiness You Make

I think the discussion of destiny or fate comes around on its own.  Whether you believe in a life that is destined to happen or not, there is no denying inevitability. Happiness in my life is a choice, one I make every day.  It is a skill to cultivate, like any other.  Life isn’t just… Continue reading The Happiness You Take is Equal to the Happiness You Make

We, the People…

I love people. Well, for the most part.  There are times when I don’t care for people at all.  I think we all have those moments.  You know, when the people behind you in the movie theatre are talking or texting or doing the candy wrapper crinkle?  Those people… Unfortunately, there are a lot of… Continue reading We, the People…

I’m a One Way Motorway

  I woke up this morning with a song in my head.  It happens quite often, actually.  Often the night before I’ve heard something (a phrase, a song, etc.) that will plant the seed.  I’m generally not happy with the resulting bloom the following day.  I’ve awakened to disco, metal and even really, really bad… Continue reading I’m a One Way Motorway

Enter Title Here…

I’ve started a post, one hundred times I’ve written some words, I’ve written some rhymes I’ve hated it all, I’ve stomped and I’ve cried Well, not with real tears but you know that I tried I’ve brewed up some coffee, and then brewed up some more I finished it up and then went to the… Continue reading Enter Title Here…

I’m Mad as Hell, and I’m Not Going to Take This Anymore!!

  I was an angry youth.  Aren’t we all to some degree?  Angry because our brother or sister got something we didn’t, angry because that kid at school wouldn’t leave us alone.  Maybe I’m in the minority.  I was angry. Creativity was an outlet for me.  Daydreaming. Sports, too.  But it was the written word… Continue reading I’m Mad as Hell, and I’m Not Going to Take This Anymore!!

What We See Depends Mainly On What We Look For

  We live in the land of opportunity.  But as I reflect on this past Mother’s Day weekend, I wonder if that should be the case.  Actually, this past weekend in only significant in that we celebrated the very person that gave us life.  Our own opportunity.  It might have been any other weekend. For… Continue reading What We See Depends Mainly On What We Look For

All We Have to Do is Decide What to Do with the Time That is Given to Us

  I wrote a post last week to celebrate the relationships I’ve made online.  To champion the type of interaction I think is productive, and to really call attention to those I feel embody that spirit of interaction.  The response I got from my readers was incredible.  The response I got from those I mentioned… Continue reading All We Have to Do is Decide What to Do with the Time That is Given to Us