Happy Labor Day Weekend folk.  And sorry, my non-American readers, you’re probably sick of hearing about it. I know you don’t get the whole Labor Day thing. There’s no real significance to the holiday anymore (seriously, as a nation we’re pretty damn hostile to labor) but it’s the 3-day weekend that traditionally marks the end [...]

There was a time, back in the 70s, when my parents had a Memorial Day party every year.  It was their holiday.  All of the neighbors would come over for a barbeque.  One of the other neighbors had the 4th of July. And someone else had Labor Day, etc. They were basically block parties, I [...]

Yesterday I posted something on my Tumblr blog about how I’m going to focus more on projects I care about (well, that’s part of what it’s about). One of the things I’m doing is trying to find a way to write more. Really write. Not on the blog. But things that are relevant to the [...]

In case you’re new here, I’m not currently dating.  I’m not officially on a break from dating.  Not really.  I’ve just got a lot on my plate right now, emotionally and otherwise.  And until I get that all squared away I’m just staying out of the dating pool.  For a little while. Anyway, this is [...]

It’s Monday and it’s Memorial Day.  Usually on Mondays I write posts for the Best Date Spots section of the blog. But I’m not going to do that today.  I figured I’d use the holiday as an excuse to mix things up. I’m not a holiday fan, in general.  Although I do love the way [...]