Author: todd

Rules Of Engagement

I’ve said it many times before and I’ll probably say it many times more: one of the perks of aging is giving less of a damn each year about what other people might think. The reason I’ve said it is […]

A Connected Word Wednesday

After a few weeks of new poems, I decided to reach back a couple years and dust one off. i stand connected too far from a future to see the right answers and too close to a past that contains […]

System Of A Down(er)

Feels like this is a good time to step into the interwebs darkened cubicle for a little confession time. I am one of those people that has a system for loading the dishwasher. I have a system for a lot […]

Word Wednesday On A Friday

Through some interesting (and frustrating) mutations of my sleep schedule this week, Wednesday turned into a contest for survival and I didn’t post anything for Word Wednesday. So, rather than wrack my brain for something to write about today, I […]

On Speaking Ill Of The Dead

As I’ve gotten older, I’ve found that there are very few absolutes in life. But this is one of them: live your life in such a way that thousands of people aren’t glad that you’ve left the planet when you […]

Terms of Service

One thing that has been on my mind quite a bit over the last week has been terms of service. Ah yes, those wonderful walls of text that almost nobody ever reads before agreeing to abide by the rules we […]

Th Presidential Edition

I spent four months of my late 20’s working as a car salesman. Luckily, I was paroled for good behavior, although I live in constant fear that someday, I’ll accidentally commit an offense dastardly enough that I’ll have to return […]

Just Listen

“This is going to sound very strange, but I’m a strange person, so… it’s par for the course.” I could listen to Henry Rollins talk about music, his love for vinyl, old road stories, and just about anything else that […]