I’m considering having one of my fingers amputated. Truth be told – I’m considering amputating it right now – myself. Like the dumbass that I can be (though less and less often, these days – thankfully) I ripped a hangnail out of my left ring finger last weekend. Dumb. Dumb. Dumb. I know better. Truly, I do. Nonetheless, now...

No one is more surprised than me to hear me say this (see me type this, rather) but clutter is really getting on my last nerve these days. For those of you who saw my house before the fire, you’re probably laughing your ass off and blowing whatever you’re drinking out your nose right now, having just read that. I mean, we filled two 35ft dumpsters FULL...

I and many of my neighbors have just about had it with one of our mail carriers. For me, the issue is him and one of our dogs. Our inside dog, Pepper, is a little black Benji-looking mutt with a big mouth. On the days that I teach, she’s in the house in her crate until I get home to let her out. We have a tie-out in the front yard for her, as our...

I don’t know about where you live, but we here in Tulsa have been having the craziest mix of weather I’ve seen in awhile. Example: Yesterday we topped out at 62 with lots of sunshine and pretty strong winds out of the south. Then, at about 6pm, a cold front pushed through, the temp dropped 20 degrees, and now this morning, it’s 28. This is the third...

It doesn’t take long for me these days to get a belly full of being taken advantage of, manipulated or used. I spent so many years offering my dignity up on a silver platter in exchange for the unattainable (the love and respect of someone who couldn’t love or respect himself) that if the situation even starts to look lopsided, I call,...