Did you know that, according to a 1927 archived copy of the Washington Post, that there’s a fisherman named Jack Abrahamson who went on record to say that he found a merman off the coast of Florida? The merman was about five feet tall and swam next to Abrahamson’s boat […]
Category: rick life
Asking for What You Want
How often do we honestly ask for what we want or need? I think there’s a cultural flaw that asking for help or even for what we want is a weakness. I don’t get it. When you’re clear about what you need and want, you can not only more clearly […]
Inferno
The western half of the United States are on fire. Heat waves, toxic smoke, and evacuation warnings (and evacuations, of course) seem par for the course that is 2020. As someone who folds under heat, I’m incredibly grateful for all the firefighters and support staff that are doing their best […]
Gardening
Since moving to Pasadena, I’ve been much more successful at growing plants. Part of it is the weather and access to sun (my apartment in San Francisco was entirely shaded 24/7), but part of it is that I now take the time to research the plants I’m trying to grow, […]
Animatronic Cthulhu Costume
One of my dreams is to have a hyper-realistic Cthulhu costume to wear around conventions (should they return) and at Halloween. I imagine a giant, air-conditioned suit that’s made out of a support skeleton and covered in silicone. There’s monitors inside the headpiece that’s hooked up to cameras that allow […]
Heat Kills
It’s hot here. Like, really hot. So much that I’m typing and sweating at the same time. But I also have the option to walking to my living room where there’s an air conditioner that I can afford to run and sit next to it. I can also take a […]
Losing
Note: I originally wrote this a few months ago, but didn’t know how to finish it. Now I do. Tonight, I started out in a skeeball tournament ranked 3rd in the league. I was scheduled to play a best-of-three match against a 30 seed. I could make a bunch of […]