I fully prepared for friends to pepper me with the 'Dude, why did you unfriend me?' line of questioning when I deactivated my bookFace account.What I did not prepare for was a complete lack of response. Of course, my anxiety disorder manifests itself in such a way that I tend to rabbit-hole, a.k.a. overthink, damn … Continue reading The Silence Is Worse
Month: November 2018
Saying Goodbye..and Hello
For some time now I have struggled with an addiction. Well, several in all likelihood. But the one I refer to spefically in this post is the addiction to Facebook, and to some extent all social media. Facebook is by far the worst, at least for me. Today I said goodbye, well sort of. I … Continue reading Saying Goodbye..and Hello
The Day After The Day After The Day
It’s 3 in the afternoon on a Sunday and I’m sitting in Starbucks. According the calendar, I’ve just recently had a birthday. My birthday was on the day after Black Friday. Black Friday is one of the busiest days for my company as I work for a national electronics retailer. It is THE day. That makes … Continue reading The Day After The Day After The Day
Giving Thanks
I started to write a post on Facebook for what I was thankful for today. Then something hit me. I could post it there. You would see it (or you wouldn't, depending on where you ranked in Facebook's "You should see this person's post" algorithm). And then it would just fall off. It might pop … Continue reading Giving Thanks
What Is An ML?
I'm a writer. If you know me, or have come to know me in the last few years, you know that I used to have a hard time saying that sentence. Let's be honest here. There are still some days that I say it, but I'm not sure I quite believe it. Every year, just to see … Continue reading What Is An ML?