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The Day I Swapped My Delivery Truck for the Kitchen
You know those mornings when you wake up and immediately regret agreeing to be a functioning member of society? That was me yesterday. Normally, I’m the guy cruising around delivering Meals on Wheels, my playlist blasting, nobody around to tell me that my singing sounds like a cat trying to pass a hairball. It’s my…
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From Graphite to Government
What was your favorite subject in school? High school was mostly a blur of bad haircuts and cafeteria regret, but two classes actually made me care: American Government and Technical Illustration. It’s a weird tie — one taught me how power works, the other how pencils work — but somehow they both stuck. American Government…
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The Only Person I’d Never Reboot My Life Without
I’m using the daily prompts from The Coffee Monsterz Co — since coming up with my own ideas is clearly too much work. Thankfully, they’ve saved me from the crushing weight of original thought by suggesting about think of someone who is dear to you. If you both suddenly had your memories wiped, do you…
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Screen Time Shame: Confessions of a Still Reformed (and Occasionally Relapsing) Phone Addict
How do you manage screen time for yourself? Let me start with the dramatic act of heroism that changed everything: I deleted all my social media. Instagram? Gone. Twitter (sorry, “X”)? Obliterated. TikTok? Deleted so fast it probably thinks I rage-quit life itself. I even paused my LinkedIn notifications, which I’m pretty sure qualifies me…
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Dear Readers: You’re My Favorite Strangers
Finally, a prompt that doesn’t require me to fake enthusiasm about kale smoothies or “personal growth.” The thing I’m proud of that no one really knows about? This blog. This sarcastic corner of the internet where I get to roast the absurdities of life like a burned marshmallow on a stick of cynicism. The funny…
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I’m Not Out of Time—You’re Out of Common Sense
Do you need time? People love asking, “Do you need more time?” like it’s a polite question and not a thinly veiled insult. “Hey, you look stressed, maybe you just need more time.” Yeah, Janet, and maybe you just need to stop talking. Let’s get this straight: nobody needs more time. We all get the…
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Politics: Humanity’s Favorite Way to Be Miserable
I swear, November 5th might as well be a national holiday for people like me—the post-election detox day. The day all those godforsaken political signs finally vanish from every patch of grass, median, and intersection. You know the ones. They multiply like gremlins after midnight. Suddenly, your peaceful drive to work looks like a kindergarten…
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How to Lose a Customer in 10 Clicks
When online shopping, what immediately turns you off from ordering on a website? WordPress is repeating Daily Prompts again so I’m using the prompts from The Coffee Monsterz Co — since coming up with my own ideas is clearly too much work. Let’s talk about online shopping, that modern miracle of convenience wrapped in a…
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How to Lose Faith in Humanity Without Leaving Your Browser
What are your favorite websites? My favorite websites say a lot about me, none of it flattering. I spend half my time outdoors chasing digital treasure and the other half indoors wondering why the internet hasn’t spontaneously combusted yet. Geocaching is my number-one spot, because nothing gets the blood pumping like crawling under a park…