Life and Culture

The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.

#whykardashians

I promise that I am writing this from THE MOST unbiased place in my mind that I can. Many people know I love the Kardashians, but many people also know I have my reasons, and hate discussing it because it always comes down to WHY I love them. People think it’s because of the fake […]

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Cracked Wisdom

What are wisdom teeth? And what is the point of them if most people just get them removed? Per American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, an estimated 85% of wisdom teeth will eventually need to be removed! source Etymology (word origin): They are generally thought to be called wisdom teeth because they appear so late – […]

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Breakup Songs: the strategy

(song selections based off my “recently played” playlist on my ipod) Take it from me, nothing prolongs the abandonment and loneliness of a recent breakup like blasting the WRONG songs from your ipod/iphone 24/7. The moment you hear the song that says how you really feel, and more importantly what you really want to say to the dumper (because […]

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Originally posted on Tri Fatherhood:
Dear Izzy, Max, and Kate, I’ve been trying to slow the pace of our life lately. It occurred to me that the deliberately slow approach to the game is what makes me love baseball so much. I enjoy all sports, but there’s something special about baseball that helps me relax.…

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define brush fire

What is a brush fire, why are they so hard to put out, and whyyyy do they smoke sooo much and SO dark? The view from work (Metropolitan Center) for most of the day… A brush fire, or a “wildfire,” is “an uncontrolled fire in combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or a wilderness area… differs from other fires by […]

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