We’re all working for ourselves

I’ve slung around the term “entrepreneur” for most of my life. My parents owned a grocery store before I was born, then they owned a meat packing plant too. Then they owned a farm, a pawn shop, a natural remedy store, and currently a furniture and...

Definitions of Government types

I spent most of my life ignoring the greater political world, and realistically I’ve spent most of my life ignoring even the smaller political world. Or at least, I’ve pretended to spend a large portion of my life ignoring politics, but really, I’ve...

Habits for future us

I don’t have children. This shouldn’t come as a shocker to anyone who knows me even one iota. It’s not that I don’t like kids, although they do make me nervous for reasons I won’t go in to right now; it’s that I simply have not had...

Approaching for a man-date

There is something intrinsically terrifying about approaching someone of the opposite gender. It’s strange, the fear and anxiety you must overcome as you tell yourself to go over there and talk to them. I’m sure everyone has experienced this at some point...

Why I stop early

I start a lot of things that I don’t get very far in before I give them up. I’m usually pretty good at things right from the beginning, so it’s usually not because I’m struggling. As I’ve thought about this over the years, I’ve...

The simple complexity of writing

Have ideas. A few things about writing: Being a good writer is entirely dependent on someone saying you are. Luckily that someone can be anyone, including yourself. You: “I’m a really excellent writer.” Them: “Oh really?” You:...