The next year I’ll mark something of a milestone in my life, and a rather grim one at that: I’ll be as old as my parents were when I was born, as old as my father was in September 2023 and as old as my … Continue readingDelayed Childbearing: I Too Succumb
I knew traveling would broaden my horizons and clarify my ambitions for my future, but I had no idea how far I had to go to make that happen; it’s kinda funny how seeing a place you actually like and can fall in love with … Continue readingSurf Marks the Spot?
I’m feeling better now, both with my sickness and with my mood, but I’ve got some thoughts I’d like to share. I’ll just start with what I posted on my Mastodon last night: My robe sleeve just got under my laptop’s “A” key and ripped … Continue readingA Life Not-So-Well-Lived?
It’s weird: I meet plenty of people who show romantic and sexual interest in me…but they’re all already married! It becomes downright bizarre when I realize everyone who shows platonic interest in me is already married (or were previously); indeed, every one of my friends … Continue readingStraddling the Shadow of Life
God, the longer I live the more I feel I need to experience a world-class city. I research ways I might like to broaden my social horizons, and I find things like the Apollo Circle, which would be exactly the sort of thing I’d like … Continue readingYoung, Lonely, and Restless
Well, it is done: as of November 11, 2022, I finished and submitted my written capstone project for my Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Management degree at Western Governors University. As of November 12 my work was evaluated, and I passed, finishing my … Continue readingDegree Quest: Day 58
Today is day 33 that I’ve worked on my bachelor’s degree program; 16 days at Sophia Learning back in August, and 17 days and counting since I started at Western Governors University on the first of October. I write this because this day, day 33, … Continue readingDegree Quest: Day 33
Well, here it is: tomorrow, October 1, is when my term at Western Governors University begins and I’ll start the next leg of what I like to call my “degree quest”, a leg which will culminate when I get my Bachelor’s of Science in Business … Continue readingDegree Quest: The Second Leg Looms
You know, sometimes a thing happens to me that causes me to shake my head and go “Good god, man, why didn’t you pay more attention to your own advice?”. Well, today’s example is my glowing praise for corticosteroids; cortisone is called “the wonder drug” … Continue readingThe Wonder Drug Scores Again?
As of last night I’ve done 30 credits worth of college courses through Sophia Learning, which is all I wanted to do there before applying to Western Governors University and transferring those credits in there. The degree I want, a Bachelor’s of Science in Business … Continue readingDegree Quest: Day 16