Middle Bar

How have I managed to get this far in life without ever needing legal representation or counsel? Either I’ve had significant luck, or I’m perpetually so middle-of-the-road that I’ve taken no chances or gotten in a bind. Amazing. Given that I’m a self-proclaimed engine of mediocrity, my drive toward baseline homeostasis and inoffensive balance serve …

Stasis Impending Oasis

Going forward, I will refer to my bachelor apartment as my Stasis Chamber, because nothing grows, nothing moves. There is no breath of life here. That’s technically not a bad thing. Considering how poorly I handled having a girlfriend wreck things and add too much life, stasis doesn’t sound so bad. Maybe a little life? …

Click Here To Pay Tax Now

Well, dammit. I didn’t withhold enough federal tax throughout 2022; now I have to pay the shortfall. It’s really not much, considering how much was withheld and how much I owe according to my tax bracket. But still, no refund this year. Haven’t had to pay when filing since 2000-ish when I made a clerical …

Ellipses

Dreams are telling me about the same voices with the same ticks having the same conversations with the same jokes about the same topics in the same places. I don’t need dreams to point that out. I see it in my waking life. But I appreciate the soothsaying nonetheless. Dreams are nerves experiencing randomness, jumping …