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Category: Thoughts

  • The Snow Blower That Saved My Relationship

    A plump frosting of glistening white snow covered the street. It covered the brown grass, the driveway, and the sidewalk. Monstrous drifts rose high off roofs and locked families in their homes. Flakes sped down from the sky to nestle with their brethren, absorbing the world’s sound and leaving a wake of silence. A hearty…

  • Where Have All The Lego Gone?

    Remember when Lego let you enter plausible worlds of imagination? You could venture into medieval kingdoms, take on pirates, or leap into the unknown of space. Each world, or time, had protagonists and antagonists with exquisite set pieces to create, well, worlds. It could be a completely immersive experience. There were no movie or TV…

  • The Portal

    Let me tell you about the portal. This particular portal is always the place we want to go but never where we want to stay. It is home to purple monsters and sometimes Thanos. The door in is always open but seldom allows inhabitants out unless they have the special crystal. It locks you in…

  • A Reflection On Zero Super Bowls

    I once had a dream of my super team making the super game that gives the winner super feelings. My team, however, is a perennial disappointment. Even when they’re good, they go to exquisite lengths to disappoint in the end. Instead, I have witnessed Super Bowls occupied by Aikman, Roethlisberger, Manning A and Manning B,…

  • Saturday Morning Cinema: Baseball Movies #4 – Field of Dreams

    I’ve got to do it. “If you build it, he will come.” The voice and line that transformed an Iowa farm and added another baseball-related movie to Kevin Costner’s filmography. Field of Dreams has never been high on my list of favorites due to a memory from some point in my life of it being a tad…

  • Weekend Wander: Minneapolis

    Take note: one of my ideal weekend getaways involves watching baseball and watching people. This is the ideal “two birds with one stone scenario” as I often spend the majority of my time at a baseball park watching people rather than the professional athletic display in front of me. (Describing some of the viewed teams…

  • Reflections on an Apple Watch

    For the past two-and-a-half years, my left wrist has been subjected to the buzzes and vibrations of Apple’s dedicated human tracker, the Apple Watch. How has it been? Do I still love it? Have I ever loved it? Can I imagine life without it? Does Apple dictate how I live my life? It’s time I…