With values soaring to the moon, card collectors are starting to get violent — In December 2020, a rare Charizard Pokémon card sold for $360,000. Early in 2021, a Michael Jordan rookie card sold for $215,000. Weeks later, the same card sold for $738,000. During the pandemic last year, with people locked inside and looking for something to flip the mood, quarantiners turned to…

Why do we push back our inevitable success? — I see a great writing career ahead for myself. And yet, I’ve published two articles since the end of February. Can you explain that? I can, but my explanation doesn’t excuse this lack of production. I tour manage a band and don’t have much mental energy to dedicate to things…

When all that’s in front of you are good times… and slow old men — Spring has been slow to come around here in Indiana, but today seemed to mark the first beautiful day of many to come. It was a perfect 70 degrees, not a cloud in the sky and just a slight breeze. …

Lurking in the shadows of a musical icon — Tonight, we owned Clarksdale, Mississippi. Well, maybe not “we.” But I was apart of this. Clarksdale, Mississippi probably doesn’t mean much to you. It’s a small town spearheading the Mississippi Delta, about an hour south of Memphis. It’s where the blues comes from. Memphis calls itself the home of blues…

It can be costly to want more — Tonight I met up with a gorgeous ex-classmate of mine. No, it was not a date. I was giving her a dog crate I’ve been trying to get rid of for a while. She has a puppy that’s quickly outgrowing puppy status. I always thought she was cute. She sat…

Let your systems burn — I’d rather sit on a grill than take a cold shower. It’s because I’m averse to cold water. I don’t need to explain why. We that hate cold showers are pussies. But I don’t care anymore. I can’t even tell you how many motivation books, videos, and podcasts are out…

I hope to marry her someday — In a hard world, it’s nice to find a place that feels like home every time you step inside. It’s hard to be mad walking into a Crumbl Cookies location. The lobby is small with no seats but warm, bright, and reeks of sugar pies. The ordering is seamless. Simply…

Where hearts go to heal — Believe it or not, snow doesn’t seem to reach Indiana much these days. Snow can be annoying. It sucks to drive in and clear from your driveway. But once that’s all settled, it’s hard to ignore the snow’s beauty. It transforms the landscape completely, blanketing everything around you. The sun…

Warning: contents inside may be very depressing — I didn’t understand the sparkling water craze for a long time. When I took German classes in high school and college, I couldn’t believe that those weirdos drank “mineralwasser” over regular water. They think tap water is weird — along with ice! It made no sense to me. For the…