Painfully Hopeful

Tribute

Today my son and I traveled to Morris Arboretum to take some pictures. Despite having grown up near the site, this marked my first visit. I’ve no idea why I waited so long. The image below is from a tribute etched into a chair set out on the property. It struck me as interesting for…

The Insight

This past week we travelled to take our daughter on her first college tours. It was a fascinating experience, and afforded me the opportunity to dust off my undergraduate sociology and cultural anthropology studies. I find social systems as fascinating as I find people tiring, so it was a joy to be in a position…

What’s This Nonsense?

I’ve seen various blogs issue an “ask me a question” post over the years, and I’ve always wanted to try it myself. The only problem was I never felt I had an audience enough to make it interesting 1. But now I’m feeling comfortable enough to try it out. So I will. Today’s your chance…

YouTube TV, a Review

For the past couple of weeks I’ve been playing with the free month of YouTube TV. This is a streaming “cable alternative” for cord cutters, currently going for $35 a month. Live streaming TV services don’t interest me, as I find watching shows on Hulu+ the next day perfectly acceptable, but YouTube TV includes our…

Unpacking In Transit

I realized I had to give a bit of a glimpse into the turmoil into which the recent attack threw The Empty Throne. So that’s what this week covered. We’ll meet the General next week. Let’s unpack. Increased security The Realm’s security was rather lax prior to the detonation, even though the nation was at…

Fiction Tuesday – In Transit

Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes After Will had stretched his cramped legs, showered, and dressed Sills marched the group to the hospital lobby, where they waited for their transport. Nobody was left where Bug had laid him, snoring happily. “Will, just to warn you, there’s a…