An Argument With Myself
I knew it. I heard the rumbling under my pillow. It was 6:00am. My phone was easing me awake. I opened my eyes and struggled a bit. As I turned off my alarm, I looked around the room. The faint light of the bathroom cut into the quiet darkness of the early fall morning. My […]
We Need an Escape, But We Can’t Stay There
The real world sucks. Think about it: there are constant disagreements with each other, selfishness, anger, frustration, sadness, grief, and so on. It’s a depressing place to be. But, it’s the only place to be. Until Congress approves that colony on the moon we’ve all been pushing for (fingers crossed), this is the only world […]
Why America’s Attitude Towards Wealth Will Keep Us All Broke
So, this year’s United States Presidential Election is in the books. I have my own political leanings, and while I was certainly interested in how the election was going to play out, I wasn’t really all that confident that I’d be happy with whoever won. I’ve become very disillusioned with American politics in the last […]
20 Lessons Learned from My Trip Through Europe
Last month, my wife and I embarked on our last big trip that we planned on taking after our wedding. We had already been to Hawaii (honeymoon), and we went to Disney World last year for our 1-year anniversary, so this year, we put together a full, 8-stop tour of Europe over the course of […]