Get Out Of The House As soon as I graduated from college I had to find a job as soon as I could. When I was in high school my dad and I had all kinds of conflicts. When I went away to college I was living by myself for four years. When I finished […]
Live Forever
Strange Man I have this neighbor, he’s very very strange. He’s strange in a very strange way you can’t quite put your finger on exactly why strange. Most people don’t talk to him. Most people avoid him. When I come across a very strange person part of me is very interested in finding out […]
Tree Of Life
Friend’s Bombshell I have a friend who, from the outside, looks like a completely normal person. Normal job, normal life, normal house. He just recently told me out of the blue that he had just recovered from a nearly fatal disease. This happened over the past year and he kept it all to himself. […]
Super Villain Potential
The Maze Solver I have a friend, my next-door neighbor, has this kid, he seven and he is a super genius. He loves to do these mazes. She is very luck, his mom, whenever she needs time to herself without being bothered or interrupted she just needs to print out several of these very complicated […]
Ancient Sales Techniques
Dentist’s Office A couple of weeks ago I was sitting in a dentist office waiting for my turn. There were a couple of other people. I was going in for a follow up on regular check that I had a couple of weeks previous. I noticed there is one of the guys in the […]
Evil Therapist Endgame Conspiracy
Taking Care Of Issues I have this neighbor that has been going to a therapist for a few weeks. She’s been trying to break up with her boyfriend for a few months and every time she tries, he seems to know exactly how to push her buttons in a way that makes her feel emotionally […]
Brainless Human Syndrome
Why Most Of Us Can’t Think Once upon a time a very timid fellow decides to take an ocean cruise. He was very worried, as he’d never been out on the ocean. After the first couple days, he felt brave enough to venture out on the deck. But as luck would have it, as soon […]
Paradox Of Achievement
Four Minute Mile This is a common story that is told in many forms. It’s commonly uses as a self-help metaphor. An “if you believe it, then you can achieve it,” metaphor. These types of metaphors are used to combat the normal human, “I won’t believe it until I see it” response. Roger Bannister […]
Cause and Effect
The Mystery Of The Human Mind One of the most confusing things, (or maybe not so confusing since we think we understand it and we really don’t) is the idea of cause and effect. On one hand, it seems simple. We see it happening all the time. It’s the one aspect of science we can […]