I’ve been thinking lately of out of body experiences…and what makes me think of them is not psychic Soviet spies (which would, it should be stated, be very cool indeed). Instead, I think of sickness and stress.When I was a grad student, I had use of …
should’ve been smartershould’ve been strongerWhen I sing, my girl is my audience…and she’s the best audience in the world.She doesn’t judge me. She doesn’t, upon hearing my voice, break into wild laughter as did one former band member. She doesn’t le…
(warning: whining content ahead)
I feel old.
It hasn’t always been this way. Until recently, I never really thought of my age. Now, though, I feel it in my bones.
Physically, I’m worn out. On top of my right shoulder pains, I now also have somethi…
One of the awesome gifts someone got my progeny unit in one of her thirteen baby showers is a stuffed bear which plays sounds designed to calm or keep a child asleep. Choices include waves crashing on the beach, rain, a mother’s heartbeat (recorded in…
A few months before the “blessed event,” I was in my office during the last week of classes, clearing up some last minute tasks…damning students, filling out paperwork, and the like. One of my former bosses (who, once upon a time, had the temerity t…
My name is Mike DuBose. The worker’s rights that my government and many of its citizens are actively trying to destroy? They are mine. This is my story.My first job was summer employment. I got a position alongside my brother, who was working at a …
There are nights where, sitting alone at the bar, I realize that I’m surprised I’m manic.Moments of blackness. Despair. Utter pissed-offness. Wave after wave crashing upon me, washing me out. The only thing I’m really missing sometimes is the regul…
Don’t you love it when a plan comes together?My spousal unit and I often carpool, since we both are working in the same directions and, this semester at least, work similar hours. We save some cash and get to spend some time together…that it’s in th…
“So what if all my heroes were the losing kind?”–LuceroI have gotten to the stage in life where I don’t really mind being a loser.This is a big change since high school. I used to be obsessed with why I didn’t have more friends, why I wasn’t popular,…
