The four stages of addiction are categorized as experimentation, regular use, risky use/abuse, and addictive dependency.
I cycled through the first three stages repeatedly throughout my teenage years and the starting point was my freshman year of high school when Mom gave me a brand new Nintendo 64. Read More
In high school, we were required to do a Senior Mastery Project that explored the human condition. I did mine on professional wrestling tying into archetypal character types. I’ve since learned that it isn’t the characters that connect to the human condition, but the storytelling itself.
Wrestling is never about what has happened; the action always hinges on the suspense of what’s going to happen next. Appreciating this fact is essential to understanding why today, Wrestlemania Sunday, is the greatest entertainment day of the year. Read More
I’ve always been fascinated by magic.
The only item I personally selected for our wedding registry was a magic kit. Sadly, it was one of the few items on our registry that nobody bought. Apparently, I’m alone in feeling that a place isn’t really home without at least a little bit of wonderment somewhere to be found. Read More
I love watching bad TV. Not all the time and not in some ironic hipster way. I simply watch to be entertained.
When the mood is right, like on a rainy Saturday, there’s nothing more relaxing. Read More
I love to hold a newspaper in my hand, to read it and to feel it. Paper is, admittedly, not the most effective way to get the news. I have a system for rehabilitating waterlogged copies and my snowblower has had a run in with one or two, but the overall user experience can’t be beat.
The sound of the pages turning, the satisfaction of completing a good fold to keep the section crisp. It isn’t a good Sunday unless there’s a little bit of ink smudged on my hands. Read More