In twenty-one days, I turn forty years old. Getting another year older has never bothered me as much as it does some people. This year is different. Not because it marks another decade of life. Not because turning forty has any deeper meaning to me than thirty-nine or any other age. This year is different …
Category Archives: life
Acoustic Catharsis
Today is the kind of day where I have to turn the car stereo up too loud. The volume knob does not turn far enough. My ears crackle and I strum the steering wheel with the guitar lines. When the drummer kicks the bass drum I feel his foot hitting me in the chest. The loudness is not safe …
Pressure
I have always performed well under pressure. I have always done my best work when I’m under a deadline. But something has changed When I was younger, stress didn’t affect me the same way it has lately. When I was a teenager, pressure would grow inside me. It would bubble to the surface in small …
Boxing
One day, I decided to try boxing. It wasn’t as random as it sounds. I was inspired by watching an Amateur Boxing event that took place in a bar where my friends and I would often gather. I had never before considered being a boxer. However, when I saw my first amateur bout, something clicked. …
Steel and Grease
For the first time in a long time… I got to take a mechanical device apart, get my hands dirty and fix something. It felt great! While removing the material from the rollers of a jammed office shredder may not be the most difficult or important repair I’ve ever done, it felt good to be …