You hate them, despise them even. They make you want to order another burger, drink a whole fifth, grab that needle. We repress them with every fiber of our being, try to block them out, forget about them. We spend so much time trying to rid ourselves of them, we forget they feed off our … Continue reading Toast of the Week- July 9, 2016
It’s been a while since you’ve seen them. You’ve been busy, lazy, unmotivated, depressed, take your pick. Bottom line, you haven’t been putting in the work, haven’t been progressing, haven’t been trying to get better. Today though, today you dig deep, push everything else aside. As you walk through the doors, you have an uneasy … Continue reading Toast of the Week- June 25, 2016
Some girls love it, some hate it. But it’s not for them. It’s hot, it’s itchy, it gets annoying. But it’s worth it. You get ten extra minutes to sleep, it’s one less thing you have to worry about in the morning. In some cultures it’s a sign of virility, others, a sign of wisdom. … Continue reading Toast of the Week- June 11, 2016
Goat Feet: (Roughly translated from Latin) To not be a fucking pussy You don’t fear the fall, you fear living at the bottom of the cliff, living a simple, safe life. It’s not death you fear, it’s a life unlived, a life without taking risks. You don’t ask for anything, no one owes you a … Continue reading Toast of the Week- May 28, 2016
There’s nothing left to do, you have no outs, no ace up your sleeve. Your back is against the wall. You played your hand and you lost, huge. You took every chance given to you, took every road left to travel. Every bone in your body wants to rest, give up. Your feet ache with … Continue reading Toast of the Week- May 22, 2016
You don’t take the last beer out of the fridge. You don’t cut people off in traffic (most of the time). You don’t think less of people because of who they are. You don’t see people succeeding as a threat. You don’t let your own insecurities and shortcomings affect the way you treat people. You … Continue reading Toast of the Week- May 14, 2016
They’re not all good. Some are bad, terrible. The day you puked in class, the night you don’t remember, the day you went too far, the day you realized you weren’t happy. The cheating spouse, the dead lover, the long lost best friend. They’re a part of us, helped to shape us, etched into our … Continue reading Toast of the Week- May 07, 2016
At its worst, it offers little more than a smile on a bad day. Holding the door open for someone riddled with grocery bags. Letting a car merge in traffic. At its best, a few, ill-spared dollars to someone in need. As a whole, it offers humanity, an understanding. It knows the plight … Continue reading Toast of the Week- April 30, 2016
They don’t mean to. Hell, you didn’t even know what was happening. They seemed so benign, so unassuming. But here you are. You met them by happenstance, dumb luck really. A friend of a friend, or someone you work with, or someone you met at the coffee shop. They seem nice … Continue reading Toast of the Week- April 23, 2016
It looks the same. The same as any other night, lights off, dog barking in a nearby house. No changes. Same white ceiling, same feeling of optimism and hopelessness. The clock reads 3:00AM, ten minutes since the last time you looked. There’s no tossing and turning, no constant drip from a leaky … Continue reading Toast of the Week- April 16, 2016
