PinnedWhy Men Should Sit To PeeSet your historical concepts of manhood aside for a few minutes, and bear with me. As someone who has peed standing-up for as long as he can remember, I had never questioned it. Micturition, or the act of urinating, wasn’t really brought up at the dinner table or with friends…Modern Masculinity4 min readModern Masculinity4 min read
Mar 123 Reasons to Create a Simple Personal Mission StatementFinding your why is important. Take the time. — “I don’t have to do anything but die,” my great aunt would flippantly remark whenever someone asserted that she had to do anything. As a young lad, I took that to heart. There are consequences for all decisions, but fundamentally, I don’t have to do a single thing, not even…Mission4 min readMission4 min read
Published in Pragmatic Ecologist·Jan 17Member-only7 Reasons to Begin Building a Worm Farm TodayWhat is worm farming and why is it important? — “Earthworms are the children of the soil.” — Michael Bassey Johnson The strange, no-eyed wiggly critters of the earth. The unsung heroes/heroines of our soils. Growing up, I didn’t touch many moving creatures. I was the kid that dissected the dead lizard that my friend found, hence my early obsession…Worms3 min readWorms3 min read
Jan 10We ALL MatterAn inclusive poem — Black Lives Matter. Yes, they do. All Lives Matter. Sure, that’s also true. For All to matter, Black must matter as well. If we look beyond the bickering, I find there’s more these words can entail. Frankly, I prefer We ALL Matter, if you read it clearly. To me, it looks beyond the lives of Homo Sapiens that also matter dearly. The tree’s life. The slug’s life. Let’s not take them in vain. Looking beyond the human is a muscle we must train.Equality1 min readEquality1 min read
Published in Pragmatic Ecologist·Dec 31, 2022Member-onlyDeath to the Pointless Grass Lawn!Love your yard by killing your lawn — Death to the non-native grass lawn! Why? You might ask. Because it’ll make Mother happier and healthier — trust me, we converse regularly. Oh, and you will save money. Grass lawns are a space for Homo Sapiens to glance upon and occasionally walk about and for our pets to enjoy…Lawn Care5 min readLawn Care5 min read
Dec 11, 2022OutsideA Caring Poem — Eeny, meeny, miny, moe; peanut butter, jelly; Join me outside and get off the celly. The birds flutter swiftly and sing sweet song; The trees don’t mind, you can surely bring your bong. The good, bad, and ugly, the land takes it all; Heal her and heal oneself, her gifts conjure awe. Tender, caring, loving, she’s my oldest friend; How we got ourselves stuck indoors I cannot comprehend.Outside1 min readOutside1 min read
Nov 8, 2022A Cheater’s Informative Meditation on a Timeless Relationship KillerThe what, who, and why of infidelity — I have cheated in a relationship. Well, depending on how you slice and dice what cheating is, I may have or I may not have. And I had no good reason to have this potential lapse. I was at the peak of a beautiful relationship that ended a few years…Cheating6 min readCheating6 min read
Published in Pragmatic Ecologist·Oct 12, 2022Drinking Water Is Scarce but We Literally Shit in ItHow you can lower your ecological footprint in a way that makes sense — I wash my face with toilet water. Well, I washed it once with water from the tank of a toilet, to be exact. I don’t completely recall the circumstances several years ago but the water supply was cut and we didn’t have much backup. …Water4 min readWater4 min read
Published in Polyamory Today·Sep 25, 2022The Outdated Concept That’s Slowly Setting Relationships on FireMonogamy’s role in yesteryear & its vulnerable future — Person meets person, they fall head over heels in love with one another, they get married and have children, and live happily ever after as they work through the inevitable road bumps that marriage entails. As the Mandalorians would say, “This is the way.” However, if this is indeed the…Polyamory6 min readPolyamory6 min read
Aug 18, 2022My Showdown with a Rabid Raccoon & Why I Love Sleeping OutsideSleep outside, even if it can get crazy at times. After returning home to San Diego from a Latin-inspired sojourn that spanned México, Panamá, and Guatemala, I decided to try sleeping in my backyard with my tent and sleeping bag. I wish I could tell you that I had a…Sleep4 min readSleep4 min read
