Crying Monkey
My name is browse. (Hi, browse!) And I am struggling with my relationship with an alcoholic. For a long time, it never would have occurred to me that this person… Read more »
Tag: about me
Our family of instruments
With no particular planning, we now have an array of three stringed instruments hanging in the living room. It started with me. I took a few guitar lessons two… Read more »
Southern Boys and Breakfast
A new tradition has emerged with the living arrangements at the new house. One (and sometimes both) morning of the weekend, after the first press of coffee has been consumed,… Read more »
Razors and Lasers
Preface: This is an older piece of writing that I thought was in my blog, but apparently wasn’t. I first starting thinking about LASIK in April of 2000. I had… Read more »
The end of a relationship
To my profound sadness and disappointment, a relationship of the past three and a half years has ended. As my brain has been churning with all of the expected emotional… Read more »
Atheists and Faith
Lately, I’ve been thinking about atheism and faith. There seems to be a common sentiment that atheists don’t have faith, that they lack the ability to take something on faith…. Read more »
The first time I quit
Several years ago, I reached a breaking point and decided to quit my job at Apple. I’d been there too long and various aspects of my upper management were driving… Read more »
The hair curtain dragging in my mouth
Since college (the first time), I’ve kept some combination of beard and mustache. I’ve also been fairly diligent about keeping it tidy. The beard is groomed short, almost stubble length,… Read more »
25 Things
I’m astoundingly late to the “25 Things” meme. And yet, here it is. I’m unmarried, have no kids, and am happy about both. I think I’m allergic to white picket… Read more »
The Men That Don’t Fit In
I rediscovered this poem recently and liked it all over again. Which is mostly noteworthy primarily because I’m not a big poetry buff. The Men That Don’t Fit In, by… Read more »