I’ve been trying to write this blog post for 2 weeks now and the words keep escaping me. Literally, I’ll be in my car driving to the store and all the words will flood my mind, but the second I…
How to Stop People-Pleasing
I am not one to send things back at restaurants or complain at customer service counters. My food at a restaurant could be brought to the table freezing cold and I would still struggle to express displeasure to the waitress….
The Best Advice I’ve Ever Received
I went to USC for my first semester of college. My time there was brief and painstakingly miserable. Nothing against the Gamecocks or Columbia, it just wasn’t for me. The best gift I got for Christmas that year was moving…
To Build or to Damage
I was driving down the Parkway the other day, as good Boonies regularly do, for an unexpectedly long time, as inexperienced Boonies tend to do, and I started doing some serious thinking. For those of you unfamiliar with Boone or other…
Things I Can’t Carry
About two months ago, I was talking with an old friend over drinks. He and I have been friends for 8 years so you could say he knows me fairly well. Our conversations usually take a turn for the deep…