There were artifacts in my childhood that sustained me against a sea of trouble Shakespeare couldn’t have imagined. Music was one of those things that kept my heart buoyant through the storms. Tiny life rafts that opened up passages to secret, inner islands. Now, here I am, a father- listening…

Everyone has a story. It’s filled with history, artifacts, other characters, love, fear, mistakes. Watching other people’s photos gives you insight, at least into the good parts. There has been a lot of good parts. Very few pics remain. They only exist on FB, and if it goes, so does…

I know this may sound crazy, but I have this idea. My cell phone recognize spam. “Spam Likely” is his name. Instead of that ringing through, can it just be shunted to a crazy box that doesn’t concern me? Maybe it opens up into a 2ndary, fake voicemail that tells…

Before you go thinking, ‘there goes crazy John again,’ I will have you know this subject was brought to you by science. Yes, you will find science articles linked below. Not me pushing Carl Jung, again, but in truth he should be present in this conversation since he gave the…

There is a conversation about weight loss and gain that needs to be had. An honest discussion. This conversation shouldn’t be polarized. This conversation is already full of emotions, for many reason, not the least of which is it feels personal. Contrary to popular belief, loosing weight is not about…