How I found out I was actually going to be a dad was pretty anti-climatic. Reb and I had been trying for a couple of months, and every month it didn’t happen was a sad moment. We pulled the goalie, did the app and were about as serious about it…

My wife makes fun of me for the TV shows I watch. She calls them my “stories,” likening them to soap operas for dudes. She’s not entirely wrong. Between wrestling and the CW superhero shows, her snark here is not unwarranted. My devotion to these shows is doubled-edged. As much…

I’ve been seeing a lot of tweets lately about what people have done in the last 10 years. Lots of accomplished this, lost that, “2019 was a trash fire,” etc. It’s all very interesting, but as I look back on my own time, there’s this nebulous space. I think I’ve…

“Geez, why does my ankle hurt,” I thought to myself on the way to the bar. Nothing like I twisted it, but a dull ache. At 35, this isn’t really out of the ordinary so I continued, figuring that it would go away on its own. …

The other day I was trying to explain to my wife that I really only play a certain type of video game. I like to play games that are deeply immersive, flexible in their playing style and most of all, have a good story. I like to live in these…

About halfway through my senior year of college, it dawned on me that I had zero plans for the future. I knew I wanted to move just down the road to New York City, but for what reason was undetermined. I had saved money from every job I had since…

Often you’ll see Twitter games going around asking questions like “Name 5 Movies That Define You” or “Top 5 Style Inspo Movies” or whatever. In most cases, I have pretty definitive answers for that. I’ll say BATMAN ’89 got me into comics, THE OUTSIDERS inspired my personal style or any…

A New Yorker’s Near-LA Experience Made Him Appreciate What He Has On January 8th, my new boss that I barely knew sat me down with our new COO that I also barely knew and told me I was laid off. I knew it was coming, but I incorrectly guessed I…