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It doesn't matter how patient you are, or how well you deal with big changes. Getting pissed on day after day starts to wear on a person. I'm not speaking figuratively here. I've literally been peed on more times than I care to count over the past few weeks. Mercifully, I think we are finally …
I don't have a smartphone. I sorta feel like it's time to talk about that fact. I own a phone manufactured by LG that slides out to reveal a lovely QWERTY keyboard. I can make phone calls with it, and I can set up to seven different alarms. And that's about it. I'll get to …
by Jim Herr The guy riding shotgun looked dead, with his chin lolled down on the scoop neck of his tank top. The braking van made his head snap, though, like one of those Insatiable Birdie toys taking its last drink. As it screeched to a halt, I thought, “what an odd angle for …
My office phone rang 15 minutes before my next meeting. It was my wife and she sounded concerned. "I just started hard-boiling some eggs, and...is it possible that there could be a chick inside one of the eggs?" My brain can't begin to comprehend what she's trying to ask me. All I could muster was …
Why are dad jokes funny? Notice how I didn't ask if they were funny. That's not up for debate. Sure, they may not be funny to everyone, but they are certainly funny to someone, else we dads wouldn't keep telling them. I've been a father for over two and a half years (so, I'm just getting …
I don't want to come across too harsh, but there's real evil in this world. I know you know that. But I was shocked to learn that the makers of kids' toys are some of the most evil. Like, a sinister and genuinely wicked kind of evil. I promise you, I can't possibly understate this …
Rush hour is the worst. But you wanna know what makes rush hour worse than it needs to be? It's one person. One evil person.
Freshly cut pineapple. Taking long walks. Intercourse. Acupressure. Car rides down bumpy roads. More walks. Visualization exercises. A hurricane named Michael. Another walk. It hasn't been 40 full weeks yet, but the baby is showing no signs of leaving its comfort zone. Hendrik - lovingly referred to as "the Muggo" - was born on week …
Welcome to Muggo Shorts. These aren't like the other stories I write. These are quips, thoughts, ideas...whatever. But they're short. There's no moral. It's just something that struck me and I decided to write it down. Consider these to be poems. Hey, I'm a poet now! Enjoy. ________________________________________________________________ The words stream through the early morning …
