It's been over a month since my dad passed away. So much has happened since then. For at least a couple of weeks, I had an extremely hard time sleeping. Thoughts went every little direction. I kept reliving those last moments and thinking of all the implications. More time passed. Normalcy slowly crept back in. … Continue reading Concerning the Passing of my Dad
Tonight, I attended a wedding. Well, it wasn't exactly a wedding, The lovely couple had already gotten married two days prior, but that was out of state. They came back to my home state to have a reception with plenty of friends. I'm friends with the groom. We were in religion classes together at Ohio … Continue reading Seeing Old OCU Friends Again
The 2010s are over. We've seen some great games come and go. Sure, there was a dud here or there, but video games progressed so much over those ten years. So, of course, we're going to go over my favorite games from the last decade. To be clear, I haven't played every game of the … Continue reading Top Ten Games of the Last Decade (2010-2019)
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I'm not a cat person. Very allergic, much to the displeasure of my wife. Plus cats aren't dogs. The best compliment that you can give a cat is "they're more like a dog." German Shepherds are my favorite breed of dog. They're smart, loving, appropriately threatening, and big. A dog breed that is missing any … Continue reading Things I’ve Learned From Raising German Shepherds
Well, I finally got the old wordpress machine working again... sorta. I ended up opening a privacy tab in Chrome and trying to log in and post that way. It ended up working, but my regular tabs still don't work. Not so sure what to do about that. Anyway, I really miss writing. Lord knows … Continue reading A Quick Check-In
Well, my wife and I finally finished Ultimate Alliance 3. And now that we're on the other side of the final boss and the end credits, I thought I'd try to rank the three Ultimate Alliance games. Which is the best? Well, rather than just announce a winner, I'm actually going to break it down … Continue reading An In-Depth Comparison of the Ultimate Alliance Games
I was in my early twenties. My roommates and I were asleep. It was pretty early. My phone buzzes. A text. It's a DeMolay mom. Well, this is strange. I guess somebody with the same name as my buddy Michael died in a motorcycle accident last night. Her text asks me if it could be … Continue reading Lessons From Grief
I list off the first three memories that come to mind in certain categories. Some are great, others not so much!
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Yesterday, a good friend of mine was talking about the DeMolay Degree that recently saw. For those who aren't familiar with DeMolay, this post is going to be filled with notes about the organization and terms/slang that you may be unfamiliar with. I'll try to throw out the occasional explanation, but I'm hoping that most … Continue reading An Honest Retrospective on DeMolay
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