Welcome to the dark side.
I posted my first blog on this site in 2019. During COVID, it turned into my creative outlet.
Then... life got crazy.
Life is still crazy, but the blog has been calling. If you have found this page...
Welcome. You have found the Dark Nebula.
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I am Back
I am BACK. Although I never really left. I had just put a piece of myself deep down into an internal dungeon. I did so for what I believe to be out of necessity. I thought that by being my full self, I could not achieve success. The truth is that I could not achieve success in the environment I was in and rather than looking to change my environment, I chose to change myself. The kicker? It worked. I was able to play the game and thrive. Partly because…
The Dark Archive
These posts are from the original blog which started during COVID.
I am Waiting For a Call From Discovery Channel, Nat Geo or The History Channel to Start My Career
I Can Be an Expert TV Scientist Too I am now that age where I can say “back in my day”. Back in my day, we did actual science. You know, where you create a…
I Stand Against Cruelty to Animals
Will you stand with me? Every day, there are good boys and good girls who watch tv with their families. My good boy’s name is Ollie and he is a very good boy. Just look…
What Kind of Ammo Do You Load Into Your Parenting Gun?
*Disclaimer* I am not a parenting expert. These are just my thoughts on what I think works. So. Chill. Now. Guns and kids don’t typically mix, unless… you’re a Nerf Gun fan. But, if you…
National Days Are Now Out of Control, and I Hate Them (Unless I Get Mine Approved).
The amount of National Days has to stop. STAHP. There are 365 days in a year last time I checked and the fact that each day according to www.nationaldaycalendar.com recognizes multiple things a day is…
Shut up Susan, You Are Not Busy
This is the move, and I feel like it’s been going on since the beginning of time. I have no facts to base that on, that’s why I said: “I feel”. But, seriously that’s how…
Being a Dad is Weird
It’s weird. About two or three years ago, I started having this recurring thought: How is it, that I feel as if just days ago, I was figuring out which college to attend, worried about…
Toys at Work?
Let me start out by saying, I am a HUGE toy guy, I mean… look at my office at home. As you can see, this isn’t meant to throw shade at anyone who has toys…