June 20th, 2019 I don’t have my strong point of view because I think I’m always right. I’m not. I’m just doing my best with the rest of you. No, I have a strong point of view because if you want to read something bland or vague or generically inspirational, there are a million otherContinue reading “Check Your Intent”
Tag Archives: Legacy
Legacy
June 16th, 2019 Because I spend a lot of time thinking about death, I spend an equal amount of time thinking about legacy. Not necessarily the big things. The scientific discoveries or philanthropic donations. No, I mean stuff like how you treat people. And how you post things on the internet. If you died tomorrow,Continue reading “Legacy”
The Climb
June 15th, 2019 Some people wonder why climbers do it. Why would somebody put their life at risk for something so stupid? Until you really stop and think about it and realize that at least once in your life, you are going to be obsessed with, possessed by and insanely passionate about something, or someone.Continue reading “The Climb”
Vogen, The Creator
May 31st, 2019 People ask me what it’s like to create a world. Well, it looks like this. This stack of notebooks is hundreds of pages of life. It’s doodles, and sketches, and ideas, and timelines, and sharp words, and broken hearts, and gender-swaps, and intimate connections, and things that seem like but can’t beContinue reading “Vogen, The Creator”
Pizza Party
May 22nd, 2019 We made someone their last pizza today. If you’re an average, healthy 25-year-old human being, you have approximately 2,120 pizzas ahead of you. That number isn’t insignificant, but it also isn’t that many. You might have a little less, and you won’t likely have more. This isn’t meant to alarm you. ButContinue reading “Pizza Party”
The Secret Of Change
May 13th, 2019 I’m about to tell you a secret of the universe. It’s one of the big ones, and I’m not going to keep it quiet anymore. I’m about to share with you the secret of change. I know what you’re thinking: “Whoa, Dennis. You can’t do that. If you just go and tellContinue reading “The Secret Of Change”
Make The Mundane Excellent
May 6th, 2019 I feel like I’ve been a million people lately. It’s like my brain has been scattered across the multiverse, and the only thing connecting it to itself is a current of anxious electricity. I read an piece recently about the concept of excellence. The writer argued that since most of our livesContinue reading “Make The Mundane Excellent”
Hey, Shorty
May 1st, 2019 I saw an interview with J.Lo in which she said that men are “useless” until they turn 33. I can’t even argue with that. I’m a clandestine member of a team that is part Fight Club, part church, and I got fired up today. We were talking about perfection and the sinContinue reading “Hey, Shorty”
Snow Dayz
April 11th, 2019 This morning on the way to work, I pulled over to help two men who were trying to push a woman’s car out next to Crystal Lake. They were decked out in work gloves and thick boots; real men’s men. I feebly asked if they needed help; they said it couldn’t hurt.Continue reading “Snow Dayz”
Don’t Be A Meme
April 10th, 2019 My entire life, I’ve been told that I speak too much, that I use too many words and that I talk too fast. For a lot of my life, I was told to “fix” those things for miscellaneous reasons. It wasn’t until I learned to like myself that I realized there wasn’tContinue reading “Don’t Be A Meme”
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