It sucks to even have to think about money when someone dies, but it’s a reality. In my case, I’m inheriting full responsibility for a shitty, run-down old house that I need to maintain from here on out. You would expect that when a persons whole family dies over the course of 5 years or so, including an accidental death (re: double indemnity) that the beneficiary would be left with some considerable money. I know people who have had just one family member die, and been left with some seriously life altering amounts of cash. Well, it comes as no surprise…

I was planning to write a post just pointing out the new design of this site and some other casual shit like that. And then someone else died.

I have to wonder, just how often do most people think about dying? I guess it varies depending on a person’s age and infinite combinations of life situations. An 85 year old woman with cancer probably thinks about it more often than your average 31 year old man with no obvious health issues. But I [...]

That’s a photo of my Mother holding me up by my crotch in 1978, the year I was born.
She died early Sunday morning (September 6), sometime shortly after midnight or so. She was 51 years old. How did she die? Well, I’m sure official medical records will show something involving complications from cirrhosis, or something [...]

I lost my job. I kinda sorta lost it before when my boss ran out of money, but now it’s really lost. And it could not have happened at a worse time. After that whole moving twice in a row bullshit, I have way less money in my bank account. And in a month (if [...]

THE DARK HERO
The dark heroes are perhaps the toughest of the heroes to write and base a story around, as they become so dark they may turn their audiences and have them rooting for the villain. These heroes are usually driven by some kind of tragedy or traumatic event in their life that turns them [...]

I moved into my underground sanctuary at the end of July, and as of tomorrow, I will be gone. For a single, child-less guy, the Batcave would be fine. I didn’t love the fact that I couldn’t control my own heat and often felt too cold, but aside from that, the place served me just [...]

In my opinion, loyalty is among the most important characteristics that a person can possess. Also, despite so many people’s call to the contrary, you should judge people. You should judge all people that cross your path. To not judge them is reckless and setting yourself up for some potentially disastrous, painful episodes in your [...]