Last week my family came home late after the weekly in-laws’ movie night and as my wife and I were getting things put away, I asked her if she wanted to have her shower first or if I should. Her response was, “I don’t care.” It was said in the “I’m in the middle of something and not really paying … [Read more...]
50 Reasons Someone May Not like Me
A friend once told me, “If everyone likes you, you’re boring and irrelevant.” He proudly has a few people not like him. It’s an interesting idea. If everyone likes me, I’m essentially living a life of beige – there’s nothing that interesting about me (no offence if you love beige... I’m obviously … [Read more...]
My Challenge to You this Year
I have a friend who hates New Year’s resolutions because he says we should be constantly trying to grow. I say he’s fifty percent right. We should be constantly trying to grow and resolutions are a great way to do that. They are a natural starting point for making the year and our lives better. … [Read more...]
Christmas Story: The Stressed Woman at Christmas Pt2
No one in Jen’s family ever really seemed to be that close to her dad, so when he passed away at the end of November it surprised her how much of a hole it caused. She’d be the first to say that he was a good man, but he was distant. Growing up, her mom had always been her cheerleader, and now … [Read more...]
A Christmas Story: The Stressed Woman at Christmas
Carol always looked like the Queen of Christmas. She actually looked like the queen all the time, but at Christmas she particularly stood out. She was a perfectionist through and through, but to outsiders she looked calm and completely in control. Her husband, Ron, knew better, but that’s always … [Read more...]
A Christmas Story: The Ugly Elf
You might be surprised to hear that the whole “elves make toys and Santa delivers them with a sleigh and reindeer” idea hasn’t been happening for a very long time. It has been maintained, however, for marketing reasons because it sounds really good. Originally, it all began with Santa giving a few … [Read more...]
A Christmas Story: Be Like Tiny Tim
Like every Christmas Eve before, the whole family had gathered to watch one of the many versions of The Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Everyone was there including the usual handful of aunts, uncles, and cousins who always slept over. And everyone was in the living room having fun except … [Read more...]
Why Girls Marry Losers
If you’re reading this, I hope you’re curious why your friend (or girls in general) would marry a loser and this isn’t something you’ve had to endure yourself. Being married to a loser isn’t something I’d wish on… well, even a moderate loser. I define a loser as someone who is very selfish and … [Read more...]
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