Banana Bread

Fate, I think for the most part, is horseshit. I simply don’t believe in it. Things happen circumstantially, not because of some predetermined destiny. Relationships, even incredible ones, are not the result of fate. Well, except for one. There is one known relationship in this universe that is so right, good, and harmonious that itsContinue reading “Banana Bread”

Politics: I’m Confused

If forced to summarize my take on our current political climate, it’s the following two words: I’m confused. Now, while I walk around at a baseline level of confusion, sometimes forgetting to breathe in air, or blink, or deliver food to the correct bodily orifice for proper delivery of nutrition, I have never been moreContinue reading “Politics: I’m Confused”

Forgive Me Father, For I Have Sinned

I came across this unpublished post from a couple years ago. Here’s an inspiring story about keeping the faith: Desperate times call for desperate measures.. It should be clear by now that I’m a dummy. Well, no surprise, I went and did another dumb thing. My wife, son, and I were on a little staycationContinue reading “Forgive Me Father, For I Have Sinned”

A 2025 Resolution

Give In Never Rarely Occasionally Sometimes Less Often than Previously Rather than outline a handful of specific improvements I want to implement, or goals I wish to achieve in the coming year, I briefly want to discuss an overarching theme pervading my psyche, the way the smell of stale cabbage might pervade the air ifContinue reading “A 2025 Resolution”

Eating a Humble Sandwich

People probably often wonder, How does Mr. Yolo69420.blog stay humble? Especially with all his blogging success, profound insight, and obvious interpersonal skills that make him the perennial center of attention in all situations-how does he do it? What can I say, I have a disposition towards humility. I try and understand that we all startContinue reading “Eating a Humble Sandwich”

Chili Cook-Offs And The Physiological Limits of The Human Body

We(some of us, not all of us) humans push our physical bodies to incredible extremes- running 200+ miles in one push, climbing 8000 meter peaks without supplemental oxygen, holding a single breath of air for more than ten minutes, and the list goes on and on across many domains and disciplines. But what about merelyContinue reading “Chili Cook-Offs And The Physiological Limits of The Human Body”

Never Make A Date With An Avocado

The Avocado is the most fickle of beings. She’s temperamental and unpredictable, to the point of cruelty. She will lead you on. She will make you fantasize. .. Then she will shut you down. She’ll pull the rug out from under you, leaving you penniless and horny (in hunger-like kind of way, at least). ThereContinue reading “Never Make A Date With An Avocado”