In this scenario I have the capacity to be “captivating” — At the end of the movie “50 First Dates,” Adam Sandler’s character helps his amnesiac wife by waking her each morning with a video summary of their life to date just to get her up to speed. …

Question: When will I get my happy ending? — After a recent break up, I posted an article about the rise and fall of a blissful relationship. One that shined too bright and ended too soon. We remained friends and a few months later I got my second chance. A second chance to experience the incredible high of being…

Savings at the cost of your sanity — Thank you for trusting your travel plans with TravelHell.com. We hope you enjoy your stay. Or not. It makes no difference. Once your payment has been processed if there’s anything more we can do to assist you — good luck with that. We’re done with you. Next in line. …

Why can’t you be a dick like everyone else? — You know those neighbors who everyone enjoys and goes out of their way to engage with? I am NOT one of those neighbors. I’m not one of those bubbly people who shares baked goods for no good reason. The ones who take in your garbage cans without asking or shovel…

One shot, two shots. Red shot, blue shots. — Hi, my name is Stan, and I’m a mental alcoholic. “Hi Stan.” It’s been two meetings since my last mental drink. It all started innocently enough. A simple exercise to help deal with the “rough patches.” And by “rough patches” I mean “stupid people.” I don’t know if you’ve noticed…

Free Guy. And gals. At least for the first month. — One story begins where another one ends. The new online experience called “Free Life” rose from the violent ashes of “Free City” as documented in the recent film “Free Guy.” It was touted as the first open world game environment populated entirely by artificially intelligent non-player characters (NPCs). This was…