I’ve been playing in the same fantasy baseball league with the same guys in NY/NJ for 20 years. Back in the day, we had to use the Wednesday edition of USA Today to see the previous week’s stats and then transcribe (with a pencil) all of these stats into neat little rows representing Hits, Outs, HRs, RBI, Wins, Ks, etc. etc. so that we could see who was ahead for the week. Times have changed, thank God. The first 8…
Most days I wish I was normal like everyone else. So that I could get in line with the rest of you, and be grateful for another day I get to don the layers necessary to go out into the world and interact. Then I could be happy with the idea of breathing, and simply making it through to another night of rest. But I can’t. Something inside won’t let me. So I take drugs to help me get there. And…
It would be romantic to say that my muses are my daughters and wife. But that’s just not true. My muses swirl around me all day as spirits only I can see, hear, and feel. And mostly, my muses don’t like me. They think I’m a coward for not letting them inspire me more often. Because I find excuses to not let them use me as a conduit to God. I tell myself that my muses are hideous beasts. Sirens…
What if we just treated others nicely? If we went into every scenario with an open heart, an open mind, and no agenda to dick anyone over. If we all stopped judging. And hitting. Imagine if we employed these simple concepts as part of our daily lives? No seriously, imagine. *** Jim Mitchem
The older I get, the more I see, the less I understand. I was raised a Republican and voted for Reagan in 1984 while serving in the Air Force at the end of the Cold War. I got out of the military, but voted for Bush after Reagan. It was mostly a dogma thing. When you’re in the military they kind of recommend that to keep your jobs, you should vote Red. Because of my upbringing, I had no problem…
New research reveals step-by-step guidelines to increase your Twitter following. The findings, in the study by university professors C.J. Hutto, Eric Gilbert, and Sarita Yardi, prove that you stand to increase your follower totals if you adhere to a few basic concepts: 1) Don’t be negative. 2) Don’t talk too much about yourself. 3) Tweet links. The report actually goes on to list 14 specific tactics you can employ to increase your Twitter following. Because, you know, if you have a…
