Lions, Tigers, and Disposability, OH MY!
Did this phrase challenge you? Did it sound somewhat familiar? Well, it was stripped from the Wizard of Oz. A movie I would look forward to watching in early spring […]
Author Archives: bmaneval
Self-Aware 2
Recently, I took some time for myself, away from doggie, and from other people and walked outside. I brought my cell phone, aka music box, and noise cancelling headphones. I […]
Burning Bridges in Decadent Splendo(u)r
Toxic people, amiright? So many people I have observed are very much into maintaining relationships with folks that do not really matter. In the whole scheme of things, is it […]
Gaslighting Yourself Serves No Purpose
The term that explains away a lot of nefarity within interpersonal relationships is: Gaslighting. To proffer a few definitions online, along with citing the source, I will illuminate how bad […]
Patsy Patronizes Pity Party
You ever felt sensations so strong, you wonder if you are the manufacturer of them or if somehow someone else infiltrated your mind? Do you ever wonder why you are […]
The Price of Being Self-Aware
Absolutely no one likes overpaying for anything. Buyer’s remorse quickly descends upon someone after they purchased something and find out the same product was offered for far less elsewhere. Being […]
Human successes.
We, mere mortals, battle our minds, battle our relatives, friends, foes, and life itself to figure out what constitutes as success. All our earthly journeys, in life, are different. Some […]
Trauma? 2
I accidentally just introduced myself to the ACE test assessment (by way of a youtube vid). One of the exceptionally few people from my childhood has been grappling with this […]
Happiness is not Assured
Happiness is a state of mind for many. Happiness is a contrived perception for others. Happiness is an elusive bitch for those who struggle consistently. Just because we are born […]
Trauma?
When I care about someone, I give my all. My loyalty is medal winning. I have a solid circle of friends, but you can always compare your circle of friends […]
Don’t Be Assholes!
No Roads Left | Linkin Park Release Date May 14, 2007 Standing alone with no directionHow did I fall so far behind?Why am I searching for perfectionKnowing it’s something I […]
Shutterbugs Untie!
Recently, I drove back home to the Midwest by way of Crater Lake, Reno, Lake Tahoe, and Salt Lake City! It was an awesome drive, only bested by my fantastic […]
Enter Ye Olde Keyboard…..
Life causes some of us to take minor sabbaticals from these word thingies…. I have tons of things that I think about and want to comment about, either via long […]
Latency luxury
Today, riding my motorcycle to meet some dear friends, I ride through an area of which I rode my bicycle as a kid, challenging myself to beat a far off […]
oh my garshy be…..
I just now found time to jot some notes about pure innocuousity. I think that’s about it, making up a word suffices for a well worded essay on nothing….
Roadrage Rationale
“Life is like a box of chocolates,” so asserted someone who wrote a hollywood script. To simpletons, sure, as long as we all avoid all the variables that affect and […]
Chatroom Chafing…
In the wonderful world of virtual chatting with random specimens of humans, a lot of vitality is stolen away from us. The apparent lack of necessary socialization has plagued us […]
Scintillating Sense of Scent
Alliteration in its truest form is annoying to most people, but I honestly don’t care if they catch on to the nuance of its structure. Wordplay isn’t just harnessed by […]
The Animosity of the Wharf
Falling off a dock is hard enough by one’s self, but imagine a small audience or a whole crowd. It gets tense, terse, and embarrassing. There is nothing like that […]
Saddest Day of an Ants Life
When are ants sad? To ponder this for a short period of time, as with other life forms, other than the emotional ones, I think ants are not sad very […]
Cynical Nihilism = entertainment 