Tag: Blog
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On Learning
I have this idea that I’ve toyed with over the years. It involves one’s willingness and acceptance towards learning compared to their age of maturity. Of course all of that is a huge gray area, using vague words to describe vague concepts. All my evidence on these thoughts are all circumstantial, generated strictly from my…
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The Burden of Not Writing
Every year there is a period of time that I feel like I am spending more time outside shoveling snow than doing anything else in my life. That is life in Chicago during the winter. Snow is everywhere and I am exhausted. Recently I have been hearing about the idea of ego depletion. A way…
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My Sick Weekend
My weekend started off good. Then it hit. Midway through a party on Friday night I suddenly needed to lie down. Commence my not getting up out of bed until this morning. Of course, no writing happened until now. But while staying in bed all day, I was able to do a lot of thinking…
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What I Wrote In January
New month. It’s February. And as we await the results of two important events in Pennsylvania (Groundhog Day… and oh, the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl), I felt it fitting that I review what I wrote last month. It might be a good exercise in my keeping track of what I write by forcing…
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Always Intend the Pun
I like puns. I like word play. A coworker sent this one to me and it made me laugh. It’s definitely a writer’s joke.