Yesterday [Sunday, June 5th] was a fantastic day spent with family. I traveled with my wife and our two from our home in Texas to Louisiana for a birthday celebration. After the family gathering, we drove to the family cemetery to perform maintenance and change flowers. [Original Post Below] Throughout history, graveyards have usually made … Continue reading Graveyard Phobia, Coimetrophobia & The Boogeyman [Edit & Re-Post]
Tag: Empath
Pictured; What do you see? For the past 20 years, I've been laboring on a project that few would spend time doing. I've been learning how to turn down the area of my brain that controls discernment. Yes, working at not seeing more than I have to see. Please hang in there. I'm not kidding. … Continue reading Snapshots
I follow and read quite a few bloggers. Some of these talented authors write about suffering and hardship. We're all damaged, but some share their trauma with words. Every so often, I come across the word [narcissist]. I have some background with these creatures. These days, I can spot them from a distance in a … Continue reading Purge The Narcissist From Your Mind
[Original Post] We've had the Craigslist Killer. Uber and Lyft assaults. Taxicab Crimes and Assaults. The 1970s Tylenol Poisonings. Hopefully, we won't have a Door Dash Pubic Hair Terrorist! Joseph Shanklin March 8, 2022 [Edit & Update] I posted this in March, hours after having an overpowering feeling that Food Delivery Drivers are mishandling the … Continue reading Coming Soon? Food Delivery Terror? [Edit & Re-Post]
Something from last Summer. Last night before bed, I watched a movie on Netflix titled Frozen Ground [2013]. The film is based on a true story. Robert Hansen is a serial killer who brutally raped and murdered between 17 to 21 women in the late 1970s and early 1980s in Alaska. Pictures of the murdered … Continue reading Feeling Too Much [August 2020]
Without question, the Global Pandemic has brought pain and suffering to millions of people around the world. I would never attempt to minimize or dismiss what others have experienced. Furthermore, I do not want to come across as [rubbing salt in the wounds of the injured]. That said, I believe we should all stop, sharpen … Continue reading Blessings All Around Us
Over the past two years, I've dedicated quite a few hours to writing about; the selfish World we live in, Self-improvement, and taking ownership of our actions. Most recently, I've shared a few stories from my place of employment. As you can imagine, Patrolling the Interstate Highways for a living gives me ample time to … Continue reading Struggle Within Us All
Vision Series Three White Buildings [Re-posted From July 2020] Up until the age of 19, I lived on a Native American Indian Reservation in Northwestern Montana. The small town is named Polson, and it's on the southernmost shore of Flathead Lake. Nearly 30 miles long and 400 feet deep, Flathead Lake, is a natural lake … Continue reading Three White Buildings [Re-posted From July, 2020]
Like so many other short stories I post here, this may sound too strange to be real. I guarantee this event happened. In fact, it's only rated a five or six on my wierdshitometer! For my life, it was just another day. At the time, I was living in Aurora, Colorado. Aurora in a rather … Continue reading The Journals [Did Someone Order a Cellphone?]
Deadly Path of The Overachieving Addict One of the drawbacks of being an overachiever is that it applies to everything within one's life. In the case of addiction, the ability to overachieve can be dangerous, lead to incarceration, or in many cases, early death. The problem lies within the person's wants and needs for more … Continue reading Deadly Path of The Overachieving Addict
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