I have a few pet peeves. I’m an old guy, so I’ve got decades of things that annoy and irritate me. I’m also old enough that many of the things that annoy and irritate me, I’ve simply grown to accept. I’m not going to change them, nor can I stop people from doing them. It … Continue reading A Few Pet Peeves
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Things That Keep Me Awake – Part 5
In This Corner... Sometimes a rivalry goes on for so long that there is only one way to settle it. Somebody's gotta get punched. You know the kind of rivalry I'm talking about. The smiles are fake. The compliments are forced. They pretend the other one doesn't even exist. "Oh...them? We don't pay any attention … Continue reading Things That Keep Me Awake – Part 5
Just Passed Go
This is my 200th post on my blog BecauseJimSays. That’s twice as many as I had when I only had 100. And if you’ve read all 200 – thank you. If you haven’t – get to it !!! When I pass “GO” in Monopoly, I get $200. In this day and age, with inflation going … Continue reading Just Passed Go
The Epic Unspoken Battle
There is a struggle.There is a strategy.There is a desired outcome. It’s different for everyone—but make no mistake… It’s there. We act nonchalant.We pretend it’s no big deal.We look straight ahead like emotionally stable adults. HA !!! But it’s there.The elephant in the room. Completely unspoken. We’ve all been there—wedged next to a complete stranger … Continue reading The Epic Unspoken Battle
As a Girl Dad – Part 6
There are perks to being a girl dad. There are perks to being a dad in general. But with perks… come penalties. And sometimes those penalties leave emotional scars.Deep ones.The kind that resurface… every time you drive past a drive-thru. For most of my life, I believed chicken nuggets and chicken tenders were basically the … Continue reading As a Girl Dad – Part 6
As a Girl Dad – Part 4
I’m Right Here There is something I genuinely enjoy about the four of us going out to dinner. Not the food.(Not really.) It’s the moment.All four of us at the same table. No carpools. No practices. No “I’ll just meet you there.” Just us. Now—like any modern American family—there are occasional phone sightings. A scroll … Continue reading As a Girl Dad – Part 4
It’s a New Season
I do enjoy when a new season is upon us. There’s something about that first stretch of warm spring days. Not just one teaser day in March where everyone wears shorts and then it snows the next morning. No. That is some top shelf BS right there. I’m talking about that string of nice days … Continue reading It’s a New Season
Enough Is Enough
Me? I’ve had it. Enough. Seriously. I bet he’s enjoying himself.I bet he’s down there right now… kicked back… feet up… cozy in his little burrow Airbnb… central heat, zero wind chill… surrounded by woodland buddies. Probably sipping hot cocoa. Looking outside. Laughing. LAUGHING. AT US. We’ve been good to him. We gave him a … Continue reading Enough Is Enough
On Probation
A Double Secret Probation. I love Milton. I really do. I’ve been here 25 years. That’s not a weekend visit. That’s not a “we’re thinking about moving here.” That’s two and a half decades of property taxes, town events and parades and waving at people I don’t remember meeting. Milton is the perfect town size: … Continue reading On Probation
Who Is This Guy, Anyway?
Let’s talk about this “Frank” guy. Yeah… that Frank. The one everybody suddenly wants to be right before they drop a truth bomb in your lap. You know the line: “Can I be Frank?” Which basically translates to: “Hey, brace yourself, because I’m about to tell you something you didn’t ask for and may not … Continue reading Who Is This Guy, Anyway?
My Take on Life and Events 