Author Archives: bryan

This past weekend, browsing through a large collection of postcards at a flea market, I came across the one pictured above. On the back was a one cent stamp and a postmark dated “9pm Sep 15, 1916 Vandalia Mo.” The … Continue reading →

For the past 3 to 4 weeks I have been looking for an answer, and today I realized that I had not yet clarified the question. Who am I kidding? I don’t even know if I know what the question … Continue reading →

TO: Past, Present, and Potential Creditors CC: Friends, Family, and Acquaintances BCC: Interested Egos seeking opportunity to feel superior RE: My Bad Credit By today’s standards and criteria for good upstanding citizen, I am a failure. I have bad credit. … Continue reading →

Stay ahead of the curve, and one day the world will catch up. If you are present when the world catches you and approves of you, you have fallen behind. The world may label you a success, but your lazy … Continue reading →

This week I have been thinking about what to think about. Last week I received my annual influx of gift cards to spend as I wish at my local big box bookseller. I purchased the following: “The Human Age: The … Continue reading →