This is Me Swallowing My Pride

When I was 10 years old, my dad called the family together for a family meeting, and told us that we were moving to Germany for three years. After the meeting, I went to my room, and started scribbling diligently in my notebook — because even back then, the only way I knew how to [...]

Plotting My Revenge

Everytime The Boss and I leave our place, we take the trash out to the dumpster downstairs, which is conveniently located about 30 feet from our parking spot. On our way outside, we pass the laundry room, which also happens to have a small trashcan, which is located about 30 feet from the big dumpster [...]

The Governement Knows Best

I had a few people ask questions about the Background and Identity poll that was posted yesterday, so The Boss and I took another look at it this morning, and realized that there had to be a better way to include everyone. The poll from yesterday was derived after doing a Google search looking for [...]

Maybe We Should All Wear Name Tags. That Way There’s No Confusion.

The Boss and I were in Long Beach over the weekend getting his car serviced, and although the man who checked us in said it would take “about 30 minutes,” we ended up spending a good three hours at the dealership. It wasn’t that big of a deal though considering he showed us to the [...]

The Journey Within: Part 4

Maddie and I entered the mall and took only a few steps before we found the place we were looking for. We walked in cautiously, looking around at the bizarre things hanging from the walls, and covering the counter tops. There was hardly any space to walk, and this spot looked like more like a [...]