Being a Part of the Scene, Apart from the Scene. The older you get, the more of your friends skip the show, because they’re tired, their back hurts, and frankly they just can’t stand in one place for very long. As a result, you find yourself standing in a crowd of seemingly random people, united […]

Run-Ins with Authority, Part II. Apparently, we’ve had enough problems with the man that it takes more than one episode to get through it all. If you’ve spent a lifetime being told to sit still, we suspect you have some stories yourself. You’re just one of those people, like us, who struggles to do what […]

Run-Ins with Authority. We were young and surly and had a really hard time sitting still. You know who hates that? The man. Sometimes it was a man in a uniform with a gun on his hip. Sometimes it was our Algebra teacher. Sometimes it was our very tired and overworked parents. You get the […]

We Are Just Bad VHS Copies of Our Younger Selves. The cells in your body regenerate every 7-10 years, although some actually stay the same. You’re not a literal clone of yourself, but from an experiential point of view, you’re a different person now than you were 10 years ago and 10 before that, like […]

FOBI and JOMO. Fear of being included. Joy of missing out. Oh, we love hijinks and shenanigans both. We love our friends and enjoy knocking things out of their hands. But gosh it’s also really nice to be left alone with our thoughts and our tired, tired bodies. Sorry, can’t hang out today. We’re busy […]

Multipart Definitions and Dual Diagnoses. Our simple human brains want everything to be simple. Effects have clear cut causes. Injuries happen to specific parts of the body. Unfortunately, the world isn’t like this. It’s all complex interactions spitting out murky consequences. Whatever is wrong with you though, you should probably be taking Vitamin D. Music […]

Never Not Bleeding for the Cause. Robot’s wife said, “Oh my god, why are you always bleeding?” Suffice it to say, some of us are less careful than we ought to be. Also, the world is pointy and sharp. At this stage, we’re often not even sure why we’re bleeding, but we never stop. It’s […]

Slow Walk to Music. You know something big is afoot when the main characters in a movie or TV show start slow motion walking to music. Of course, there are times in your own life that deserve this treatment. Or even better, a walk on song, like baseball players get, 10 seconds of Metallic to […]

Two Legs Bad, Four Legs Good. We can be reasonably certain that no cat ever crashed the economy. If you took a random Israeli dog and a random Palestinian dog, they’d probably be buddies. Russia/Ukraine? Same. Furry buddies don’t say hurtful things, because they don’t talk. They should OBVIOUSLY be running the world instead of […]

Hugs Are Better Than Drugs, But Drugs Are Also Pretty Good. Don’t do meth, you’ll lose all your teeth. Don’t do coke, you’ll lose your whole bank account. Don’t do Molly, you’ll sleep with your cousin. But, beer, weed, ibuprofen, caffeine, all in moderation, are probably fine, right? Music pick of the week: Robot – […]