happenings – Page 3

15 year class reunion

‘god has it been 15 years already?’ i remember thinking to myself when the postcard arrived in the mail. ‘that can’t be right’ i said as i scanned the time and date info on the back. i flipped the card back over and re-read the front. ‘fifteen years?!?’ i said aloud. ‘shit.’ admittedly, i immediatelyContinue reading “15 year class reunion”

still riding the high…

i don’t even know where to begin this post with everything that happened this past weekend. i guess like all good stories, i’ll start from the beginning. a few weeks back, my brother let me know he and his wife were hosting a garage sale and that i was welcome to bring any items i’dContinue reading “still riding the high…”

working retail

i’ve been thinking about writing a post about working retail for a while now, and after today’s events, i figured it was time. more about that in a minute. when i left my job with the state, i returned back to a my job at a local ski / bike shop. immediately, the stress ofContinue reading “working retail”

updates

a. you’ll notice a clean new look around here as well as a few added surprises, so take a few minutes to look around. i think it works, and it certainly goes with my ongoing effort to live a minimal lifestyle. 2. twenty-one days ago, i made my plans to leave this fall public. sinceContinue reading “updates”

i just don’t get it

i find myself saying this a lot lately. the driver stopping in the middle of the road for no apparent reason. the thirty-something chatting away on his hands free in the middle of the waiting room, outside voice blaring like he just walked out of a Metallica concert. and i find more i try toContinue reading “i just don’t get it”

i won the lotto.

it’s true. i matched 3 of 5 numbers and won a whopping seven bucks. ‘seven more chances of winning the big one’ i thought as i cashed in my ticket. i play the lotto. religiously. twice per week, same numbers every time, and i never play more than one dollar per drawing even when theContinue reading “i won the lotto.”