A video comparing the recruitment advertisements of Russia and the US recently went viral. (I am sharing the less popular although original video.) Common responses were the US still has a greater military might, the current Russia is a shell of its Soviet self, this makes the US look good, etc. Not to be unpatriotic, [...]
More Than You Wanted To Know
As stated in the previous post (A HAS-BEEN THAT NEVER WAS), I did not anticipate graduating from college. My ambition was to be in a touring band. However, I knew the complaints of my parents would not cease without a diploma. Reluctantly I acknowledged that my mother and brother were at a particular university with matching [...]
A Has-Been That Never Was
A Dying Dream. This song was recorded and titled when I was a teenager. https://soundcloud.com/thepetersam/a-dying-dream I can do most things better than most people but I remain humble because most people don’t care. This post is me coming to terms of being a has-been that never was. During my twenties I compared myself to Jon [...]
Driving a Project Car Everyday
I keep forgetting to take Before pictures, which is a shame because I’ve had to replace quite a bit. Throughout my time of driving Blue the radio and CD player quit working, the windows stopped working, the air conditioning, the heater core, the speedometer, etc. Plenty of things have worn out, because it’s 21 years [...]
Diversity
I am calling him a friend even though we haven’t talked in years. We attended the same schools and played sports together for most of our childhood and teenage years. After high school we went to different colleges and now he lives in Atlanta. He shared this and it’s worth repeating. At the time of [...]
OK Boomer
One of the stories my mother recites often goes like this. Boys, when I’m old and gray which one of you will take care of me? My brother quickly responds with something like, you can come live with me! Then my mother points her gaze in my direction with a smile. To which my response [...]
Rules For Thee
I planned to leave Twitter yesterday, but then people stormed the capitol. Seeing cognitive dissonance on full display is amazing! Remember the Tea Party when Bostonians dressed up as people that weren’t Bostonians? Dress the part, fake it till you make it. Last summer some people tried to overtake BLM marches. This produced the asterisked [...]
Botanical Sexism
By saying common sense, there is an implied and assumed common experience that provides a common knowledge. There used to be a shared library that people within a society understood. One could start a sentence expecting the audience to accurately finish the story. For example, the emperor is naked. If you are not familiar with [...]
Is That A Supra?!
This will sound sarcastic but I really do appreciate strangers stopping me in a parking lot to tell stories of when they drove a car like mine. These moments are exceptional when restoring a 22 year old vehicle. Most people do not relate to such a process, especially since buying a newer car can be [...]
10 Years Later
"Professors I respect have told me to choose between pursuing a career as an artist, musician, or author. I admit their unanimous advice is practical, but I desperately oppose such a requirement to choose a creative focus. I fervently believe being an artist, musician and author makes sense. Yet, when I explain myself to friends, [...]
