Great power is often bequeathed to those unworthy to hold it. Myself, I cannot be a leader. I find myself wanting to dispense with honor and duty, of price and consequence -- even if those are thrust upon me by those who admire or respect me. They weigh me down like chains and bind me like lashing cords. I long to be free of the bondage of trust ( Read more... )

The masses of erudite young things huddled in white plastic lawn chairs cast sideways glances in my direction, their voices not audible over the car engine but, clearly, expressing surprise at my appearance. The Lexus in front of me drives onward in a start and stop motion as its driver gets a high-five from one of the hangers-on in front of the ( Read more... )

Haven't posted in a while, but since I know some of you out there don't get updates on me very often, here's the capsule view. Keep up, it'll go pretty quickly:

1. Married
   
2. Two stepkids
   
3. One biological spawn
   
4. Promoted, more or less
   
5. Healthy-ish
   

Have you ever had an experience that affected you in a profound way, but you didn't really realize it until later ( Read more... )

My last post was a little scattershot. For that I apologize, but there is a situation going on in my life that has just about sucked all the sense of fun out of me ( Read more... )

Life gets very difficult sometimes.
Sometimes it feels like waking every morning is just another chore that has to be done, like taking out the trash, painting the house, or taking ponderously long mineral-mud baths to maintain your status as one of the "beautiful people." The act of being nice to others can grate on your nerves no matter how nice ( Read more... )

The holidays always get a little bit under my skin -- a little like a splinter. Around this time every year, my nerves get shot, my patience grows ever thinner, and my utter contempt for humanity (certain portions, at least) sometimes boils to the surface. And then there's the small matter of my health and well being ( Read more... )

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So I've been on a sabbatical for a little while, and it strikes me that there are things in the world that might need my immediate attention. Where I've been isn't nearly as important as why, so I won't bore you with the descriptions of my travels and subsequent rise into Godhood (suffice it to say -- having your very own religion is quite nice ( Read more... )

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