Sometimes, eating healthy can be confusing. I mean, on the surface it isn’t overwhelmingly confusing. In fact, on paper it is very straight-forward and simple. Essentially, all you do is look at every single thing you think is delicious, make a list of it, then realize that every single thing on that list is terrible […]
It was late this afternoon. I had been standing outside waiting for a table. I’m not a big fan of hyperbole, so you know I am telling the truth when I say it had to have been at least five or six hours of waiting for a table. After all of the pacing and standing […]
In the office world, there are only a handful of things to look forward to. You might get an entertaining email or two. There is the day when the cleaning people come and remove that two-week old salad and its stench from your break room refrigerator. There is the chance of finding a fresh(ish) pot […]
I am falling apart. My body is crumbling into nothing more than a pile of human dust. Granted, it is ruggedly handsome human dust, but human dust nonetheless. What is to blame for this human disintegration? Why, of course it would be my attempts at health. Months ago, I decided to get into shape. I […]
The commercial was like countless others before it. Person after person sharing a Coke under the guise of making someone happy. In fact, in many ways it was less subtle as the song playing in the background spelled it out time and time again. Make Someone Happy There is nothing wrong with this message. The […]
Being healthy is the worst. I should really clarify, I suppose. Behaving in a healthy manner is the worst. Having physical health is an okay thing, I suppose, though if behaving in a healthy manner is what it takes to achieve it, I fear it may be highly overrated. Recently, I decided to be a […]
It was around noon that my wife texted today. “I think I mentioned last night that I will be spending the evening at the library working on a term paper. You are on your own for dinner.” I read it twice just to make sure I knew exactly what text had been messaged to me. […]
Once again, the Easter Bunny has come and laid his weird mammal eggs and gone on his way. You have done your part in celebrating Easter, eating the required amount of hollow chocolate rabbits and helping your child dye eggs fun and vibrant colors. The only problem is that you now find yourself with two […]
It was there on the sidewalk. At first glance, I thought nothing of it. My dog and I kept walking to her customary pooping area. Then it registered. It was an upside down cup, its resting place in the very center of the walking surface. The fact that it was a cup did not catch […]
Not surprisingly, I have had a bit of a pushback in regards to a post I wrote yesterday regarding whether pickled cucumbers should just be called pickles. The answer, as far as I am concerned, is a resounding no. Despite my best efforts to talk sense into the world, some people still disagree with me. […]
The Life and Times of Nathan Badley... 