Anton Chekhov’s Letters to Peloton Customer Service
Dearest Dr. Chekhov –
Congratulations! Your amazing Peloton Indoor Exercise Bike (delivered ready to sweat while pushing you to new bests!) should arrive by Winter Thaw.
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The Piano
She had made this opportunity for herself, and knew it may yet have a cost, but she was here now, and wanted more than anything to be in here, with this, than to be out there, with that.
The Optimist’s Thanksgiving Shopping List
Thanksgiving: a day of love, peace, and (of course) patience…
3 Things You MUST Know About Triangles
Who doesn’t trust a Druid?
My Stupid Journey to Higher Wisdom
There are (so) many roads up the Mountain.
The Art Of Bad Choices
Good choices are just…vanilla.
Bad choices can make for drama, adventure, the possibility for redemption and maybe even early-release for time served. This is how one leads a full and exciting life, but how do we get there?
How to know if you’re losing your mind
You can’t. You are. You’ll never really know…
The trouble with it
Sloppy language can lead to all kinds of unintended consequences…And this inexactness in the use of even the simplest of words can lead to hurt feelings, misunderstanding, and at the highest levels, geo-political fallout. This is appalling, and frankly, dangerous.
Trump vs. Trump: the Interview
Back to work. I have some civilization to subvert.
On The Eve Of My Final Letter Home
This is my 410th (and final) letter home without a reply and I am wondering about your intent.
Freedom through Fear
Dealing with our fears is the purpose of life, isn’t it? To move past our limitations, to conquer our fear. All the self-help books I’ve read say I can be anything if I just move beyond my fears. I mean, according to these experts, whatever you are most terrified of, apparently that’s the main thing to tackle. Like piranhas: the only way you get past that is just to put your hand in the tank, people – so take a moment and do that now. I’ll wait.
212 Degrees of Donna
The basic organizing principle of my life is confusion…
No Road The Journey Back
My spirit, she’s a fire walker, my body he is fire…
The Sleep Deprivation Handbook of Enlightenment
What is enlightenment? Is it possible to achieve it? Jonas Pinkerton, the bestselling author of “Instant Expertise Today,” “Practical Procrastination,” and founder of the blockbuster self-help seminars “One-Minute Work Week,” is with us today to discuss his newest bestseller…
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Failing With Style
…nothing succeeds except by failing.
WTF Coasters!
Coasters have withstood the tests of time…
Okay, air…
Yeah, this is about air…
575 Reasons Business Needs Haiku
“The Haiku, a Japanese verse in three lines is a mood poem.”
Perfect. I’m moody anyway.
Dear Time
Dear Time,
You’ve been messing with me. Messing with me like a seedy Three-Card Monte hustle on Second Avenue.
Rhyme
perhaps I’ll try to rhyme my poems
like others of those lengthy tomes
by Keats and Donne, and Byron too
I think it can’t be hard to do
Fine. Jokes, whatever…
Is the speed of light impatient or what??