In this episode, after 25 years of the same haircut I shaved my head and nobody at work recognized me. I also had a 2am epiphany about whether my public Facebook profile has been costing me job opportunities. And finally — am I a mouth breather? Am I closer to Neanderthal than I thought?

In this episode, I’m back after two weeks — my Five Below mic broke and every store within 30 miles was sold out, so I recorded straight from my phone. I give a long overdue job search update including two promising opportunities and one interview that felt more like a conversation. Then I get into why no plans IS the plan, why that needs to be more accepted, and what happens when you leave the house without your conversating brain.

In this episode, I’m recording on Mother’s Day between errands while Rebecca enjoys the best gift I could give her — being left alone. I get into a moment at work where I had to decide whether to rock the boat or not, and what that says about the climate we’re all living in right now. Then I get into something close to my heart — it’s Mental Health Awareness Month, and as someone diagnosed with clinical depression at 39, I have some things I need to say. You are not a burden. Your brain is a liar. And therapy might just change your life.

In this episode, I recap a genuinely great 43rd birthday — vegan biscuits and gravy, a Keanu Reeves mystery DVD pack, and an Adidas tracksuit that made me squeal. Job hunt update: I turned down an interview over the commute and I have zero regrets. And a frustrating Saturday at work reminded me exactly why I’m ready to move on — and that I’m really good at my job even when others forget it.

In this episode, a comedy of errors involving a dog in the road, a phone on the floor, and a dead mic kills my first attempt — so I came back the next day recording on the way TO work for the first time. I give a job hunt update, vent about companies that can’t be bothered to send a rejection email, and oh yeah — tomorrow’s my birthday.

In this episode, I give a job search update — 10 applications in and cautiously optimistic. I make a conscious effort to stay positive despite what my brain is telling me. Then I get into AI — I’m not pro, I’m not anti, but I do have thoughts. Including how it helped me break a 15 year creative block and write a screenplay in 6 hours.

In this episode, I’m running on 17 hours of no sleep and still showing up — because that’s just who I am. I kick things off with a rant about people not paying attention in pole position at a stoplight, then get into something more personal: after years of overnight shifts and schedules that have wrecked my sleep and stolen time from my family, I’ve finally had my wake up call. It’s time for a change.

In this episode, I’m back after a couple weeks away — two deleted attempts later — with a recovery update, a massive shoutout to my wife Rebecca for holding everything down, and what it’s felt like returning to the overnight shift. I also get into the No Kings protests, call out people using religion to justify hate, and yes, my sticky note literally just said “Trump Equals Bad.”

In this episode, with surgery four days away, I reflect on filling out my will and the grounding realization that my most valuable assets have never been things. I open up about the anxiety surrounding my upcoming hernia surgery, made heavier by the memory of a brain hemorrhage that followed my last “routine” procedure. I also share a deeply personal story about my best friend Justin — and a night 17 years ago he may not even know saved my life.