The Tyrannical Rule Of Toddler-Logic

leary-coverLiving with a toddler has the peculiar effect of altering one’s perspective on the outside world in much the same way as I imagine a fistful of LSD might in the hands of a tie-dyed True Believer, for whom the reality of the really real world is but a thin and illusory veil just waiting to be penetrated and ripped apart through the wonders of modern pharmacology…or, as it turns out, by the keen and curious intellect of a child. Read More

Once More Unto The Breach, Dear Friends…

writing-quillToday, I write my grand and final opus in my ongoing crusade against the great tyranny of our time. Well, maybe it won’t be quite so grandiose as I want it to be, and it sure as Hell won’t be my final word on the subject, but if I’m lucky, I might just begin to chip away the smallest microscopic grains of sand and dirt and mud that make up my ever-growing monument to despair. And, if I’m really lucky, I might just manage to breathe a faint and throaty whisper onto the swirling winds of change and provoke some of you into action. Maybe not many, but a few will do for a start. The right few, anyway. Read More

The Unappreciated Power Of Porcelain

battle-of-the-sexesIn the great, unending Battle of the Sexes, there has remained an ever-present obstacle to peace that continues to elude most people to this very day. At first, it seems a trifling sort of thing, something that bears little import to the greater campaign on either side – but it is far, far more than that. When recognized and addressed properly, it signifies a symbolic understanding and represents an agreement to concede a mutual respect for the opposing gender. Far too often, married couples fight pointless skirmish after pointless skirmish, losing as much ground as they take while never quite getting the point. The goal of the war, for either side, is not to win or lose – it is simply to reach a level battlefield. Read More