Dear President Trump, Congratulations, on Friday, you were sworn in as the 45th President of the United States of America. The long campaign season is over. You are the leader of the Free World. Act like it. Accordingly, please try […]
After a Black Congressman doubted the legitimacy of the president elect’s nomination due to allegations of Russian hacking, Donald Trump tweeted that the legislator should focus on his district and “crime-infested inner cities.” The narrow mindedness, as well as racist […]
-My apartment is on the second floor of a building, which sits at an intersection controlled by a traffic light. If I can hear your music while your car is stopped at the light or moving through it, you are […]
Disclaimer: This post is not intended to disparage United States Probation Officers. They are diligent in, and good at, their duties. A conviction for the commission of federal crime(s) is finalized with a fundamentally flawed sentencing process. There are arguments […]
This post marks my annual entry, which commemorates the accident on May 30, 2005, when I sustained a traumatic brain injury after I fell 30 feet. I have consistently written on the day of the “anniversary,” but I did not […]
I turned 37 years old on Friday, February 19. The number is awkwardly close to 40. That cannot be, can it? Let’s review the facts: I am only 3+ years into my career; I live in the same shoebox-sized apartment […]
It seems that, as the years pass, the politics of presidential elections becomes more sensational and utterly embarrassing. I am a registered Republican. The candidates battling to earn the nod as the GOP’s candidate for president are hopelessly flawed. It […]
I listened to music tonight, and ‘Brendan’s Death Song’ by the Red Hot Chili Peppers played. The chorus is the title of this post. Now, this isn’t a morbid goodbye or some death wish. Life is amazing, and I plan […]
The City of Philadelphia is a bit of a joke. I write that as I sit in my apartment at 11:23 a.m. On most every other Friday at this time, I’d either be in court or banging out the work […]
This week, I realized that recovery from a traumatic brain injury is not a finite process. Though I see a neurologist once per year and continue to notice subtle improvements in my physical abilities, I thought that the intrusive medical […]