On Tragedy »

Throughout my life, there has been no galvanizing force, no emotional punch in the face, no dose of true reality on the level of a tragedy. Growing up in the 1980’s and 90’s, the largest tragedy we had was Pearl Harbor. My grandparent’s generation would all remember what they were doing that day. The same can be said for the assassination of president Kennedy. Every teacher I had from grade school up to professors in college could tell you what they were doing the day that Kennedy was shot.

Our generation hasn’t been so lucky…

Give blood. Give everything. »

I gave blood for the first time this morning. I’ve been meaning to for a long time, but finally did it. I used to have the excuse that I had been tattooed recently, but now that its been years since I got tattooed, there was no excuse. Hopefully this becomes something that [...]