The musings of a widower and new father, trying to survive the blow.
Finally got my piña colada the other day, along with alla the seafood I would have had in Miami had we gone. It wasn't ideal but it was something. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - Someone that believes in himself --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
I was supposed to be in Miami this week. Instead, I met up with a Frenemy and my old buddy, Paul, among others. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - So Far, So Fast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
I told my son that I'd always come back for him. Except, first, I had to fix my internet and that meant ripping cable off the wall. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - You bet your sweet... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
My son was only home for a few days and I didn't get to do most of the things I wanted to do with him. But it was better than nuthin. And he sang to me to boot. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - You realize it's my birthday --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
My Halloween was nothing like I thought it would be. Which makes sense, because nothing is ever like I thought it would be. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - Right. Our home. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
There's this billionaire and almost billionaire that you'll recognize once I tell you about them, but they only got to be that way because they didn't want to be good at what they did. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - You get to decide --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Did I ever tell you that it was my cousin Ras that introduced me to Mouse? I figured I should just tell you. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - The Shot Queen --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
What do rent regulation and Trump's border wall have in common? They were both meant to solve a completely different problem than people think. And neither works. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - The unexamined life --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
I never touch Alison's keys. I suppose I should, someday. Not yet, though. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - All the Wrong Ghosts
You can tell if an animal is a predator or prey, depending on where its eyes are. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - A Kettle of Hawks --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Saw a few people this weekend but, really, the best conversations of the weekend were with Mouse. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - Conversations with Mouse --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
My friends make fun of me for walking around with a huge camera like a tourist. But I don't care. Someday, the digital ink will be all I have left. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - Overcorrecting --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Knowing your own value and the value of things is powerful. Have you ever heard of Lao Gan Ma Crispy Chili? If not, you heard about it here first. It'll be the next big thing. Trust me on this. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - We *all* have problems, Logan --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
My dad woulda been 82 this week. I wish I we had a chance to speak as two fathers. I wish a lotta things. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - Father-to-Father
I've been in my head for a buncha various reasons. And my friends came and pulled me out. It's a good reason to have friends. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - Herding cats --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Mouse met Alison's parents this past weekend. That was pretty surreal. And then I hung out with her brother and sister-in-law. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - Everyone else does --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Had some nice human interactions this past weekend. One was with a stranger, the other was with my son. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - First bike ride --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In a last minute thing, some friends and I ended up having a seafood dinner literally on the street in the rain the other night. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - He's ambulatory --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Chad and I have a new FSB talking about the Man from Nowhere. Also met up with RE Mike and Mouse for dinner the other night. All-in-all, not a bad few days. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - It's not ideal but it's something --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
My uncle Jay just passed away. Don't be too sad. He lived a good long life and was loved and respected. We should all be so lucky. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - Goodnight, Uncle Jay --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
There's a story that I was just reminded of about the kid that I wanted to tell you. He just started kindergarten, in a manner of speaking, you see... From: On (or Close to) Schedule - Your computer is updating, Ms. Claire --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
A number of my single friends are finding that dating in general is no fun but dating during a pandemic is the pits. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - I'm not saying no --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
We did another Scenic Fights shoot this past weekend and Mouse ended up driving us around town. All-in-all, it was a really good weekend. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - I'm not saying no --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Got into my first accident with the scooter. Nothing too serious, I suppose. I'm glad I was wearing a helmet. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - In the gutter --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Naked Chinese Man A buddy and his girl came by for dinner the other night and we played one of Alison's boardgames that's been here for years. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - Naked Chinese Man --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
That video I was in got a million views in about 11 days. A million. I'm guessing most of those were my mom. Also, I rolled for the first time in ages out in Brooklyn. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - Rolling in Brook --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
I have a lotta rules I live by that probably wouldn't make sense to you on the surface. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - McDonald's Wars --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Somehow, that video I told you about got close to half-a-million views in FIVE DAYS. And Mouse and I took a bike and scooter ride downtown via the Hudson River Greenway. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - That was REALLY unexpected --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
My son says some pretty mature things, I think because I choose not to speak to him like a child. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - That was unexpected --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
I wouldn't let my son play tug-of-war and you shouldn't either. You have no idea what forces are at play here. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - You're in danger --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Had an indoor BBQ to see off Chuck the other day when I realized what "grief-stricken" really means. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - You alright, man? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Had an indoor BBQ to see off Chuck the other day when I realized what "grief-stricken" really means. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - Grief-Stricken --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
You don't know, what you don't know, until you know, that you didn't know it. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - You don't know what you don't know --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
I had a really nice weekend with Mouse, Chad, and some other friends. Avoiding pain is as good as happiness. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - The beach, a bike ride, friends, and food --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
It's been three years since my dad died. It doesn't feel like three years. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - Modern Loneliness
If you've been reading this blog for a while, met up with three old friends of mine around the way. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - Three Old Friends --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
That miserable week ended with me getting locked out of my apartment. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - But wait, there's more --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
The next day, I was back to dealing with the flooding situation - both with a jacked-up hand and a jackhammer. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - Then they started cutting open my floor --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
I thought I broke two fingers. I did not but the alternative wasn't much better. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - Where to begin? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Ran into an old gym buddy of mine way back during 9/11. It's funny what's different and what remains the same. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - It's not that bad --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
I painted the boy's room the other day with the help of some friends. There's a reason I didn't for so long. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - Sweet Dreams --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
This fella named Luciano Anthony (Bianco) died last month. I wanted to tell you about him. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - Goodnight, Luciano
There's a particular type of suicidal thought called "The Call of the Void," that I feel, more than you might imagine, From: On (or Close to) Schedule - The Call of the Void --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
I understand some of what I do in life may seem grotesque to you. Somehow, I tell myself, that if I'm honest, that makes what I do better. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - Bodies to get over bodies --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
This is kinda not part of my regular blog stuff; I was asked if I was a feminist once. I didn't know how to answer that. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - About Naya --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
You would think my week would improve. You would be mistaken. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - When it rains, it pours --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
...get a busy person to do it. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - If you want something done --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
My apartment flooded the other day. That's exactly as much fun as it sounds. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - Why do you have to ruin everything, Logan? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Finally told someone my sad story: Alison was the queen of my heart and I was her guard. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - Heartgirl was Queen of my Heart
Meant to meet up with a new contestant last week but I bailed and saw the most important woman in my life after Alison. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - No new contestant --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Parted ways with someone recently. And two women in my life just chatted with each other in a cool way. From: On (or Close to) Schedule - Hating being single --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app