April 2nd, 2024 It might be impossible to describe how it felt to be inside the Burnsville Center when I was a kid; what the Mall meant to us who grew up during its height. But I’m going to try. These feelings came up strong today when I took my kid there to burn offContinue reading “Ode to Burnsville Center”
Tag Archives: America
it’s me. hi.
March 17th, 2024 Oh, man, I can’t believe I’m about to do this but I’m going to solve all of the division in our truly divided country, right now. Are you ready for the secret? I honestly should charge for this kind of history-defining information, but I’m kind of a socialist Jesus-type, so here itContinue reading “it’s me. hi.”
trouble sleeping
March 7th, 2024 I know I’ve said this before, but I’m tired. Mostly, I’m tired of pretending. I like Joe Biden. I’m not in love with him. He’s far from perfect. He’s not my whole personality. In fact, he’s not even part of it. I have a lot of my own bad ideas and bigContinue reading “trouble sleeping”
A Serious Man
February 16th, 2024 We have the best access to all the information from all of human history and, according to recent studies, less comprehension of it than ever before. This is a unique era of humanity; not because, generally, we have lost all sense of context, trust, and grace, but because it has never beenContinue reading “A Serious Man”
State of Grace
February 12th, 2024 Am I going to comment on Travis Kelce today? You bet I am. Because if there’s one thing I love to do, it’s challenge the rotting hive mind of the rabid mob we know as the internet. I saw the moment last night. Travis comes in hot, taking his coach, 65-year-old AndyContinue reading “State of Grace”
Strange Love
January 9th, 2024 We have different definitions for what it is that makes us human, but mine is pretty simple. Humans have the ability to protect those who are the most vulnerable, and know how noble and sweet it is to care for, shelter, and serve those who need us most. There is a very,Continue reading “Strange Love”
Lefse
December 23rd, 2023 No matter where I turn, I can’t escape the refrain, delivered with a deep sigh: “It doesn’t feel like Christmas this year.” I try to empathize with the observer; I attempt to comfort them by telling them that it’s just the weather. It’s the rain. It’s the lack of snow. It’s theContinue reading “Lefse”
FIGHT!
August 21st, 2023 I look like an idiot. I haven’t been on my usual bullshit lately, writing about my messy emotions or mental health, or about politics or the climate or philosophy or grief or sobriety. It’s not that I don’t think about these things anymore; they’re all I think about, the things that keepContinue reading “FIGHT!”
Bad Brains + Bad Hearts
July 1st, 2023 The world lately has me feeling a kind of sick, and I’ve been having to remind myself of a lesson I learned early in sobriety. When I got better, my first instinct was to help everyone else get better, too. It’s not a bad instinct, but it’s a naïve one, and itContinue reading “Bad Brains + Bad Hearts”
Cold World: Faith & Spirituality
June 16th, 2023 “It’s not that I don’t believe in anything. I just haven’t found the thing that makes sense to me yet.” That’s how I usually answer the question of whether I’m religious or believe in God. The formal term is agnostic; I learned that the difference between being agnostic or atheist is thatContinue reading “Cold World: Faith & Spirituality”
