Masculinity is a trap. At least that’s what my partner is always saying. I think she’s right in a lot of ways. I know I feel trapped by masculinity a lot of the time. Part of that trap is just figuring out what masculinity is. I do know, in one sense, I’m an adult male,…
There is no Thanksgiving season. Thanksgiving lands between Halloween and Christmas. We have a tendency to jump right from Spooky Season to Christmas season. I don’t know why. Thanksgiving is a big deal holiday. Many people say it’s their favorite holiday. It has food, family, and friends. That’s All We Need. Well, I say we…
You should buy my book. If you’re on the fence about it, here are five reasons why you should buy my book: So, there are five reasons. If you think of more, let me know. All We Need: The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t a book by Gene Glotzer and Marci Bohn (bookshop.org)
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a huge Star Wars fan. So, my favorite James Earl Jones performance must be The Empire Strikes Back, right? Nope. I’m also a huge baseball fan. So, my favorite James Earl Jones performance must be Field of Dreams, right? Nope. Well, I’m also a huge comedy fan. That…
For those that never noticed and those who don’t remember, I have a book out. It’s called All We Need: The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn’t. It came out last November. Being a Thanksgiving book, that seems appropriate, but it didn’t give me much of an opportunity to push it very hard. Still, we sold some…
I have a tradition of sorts here at Nutmegger Daily. Every year, I write a blog post about my kid’s first day of school. Or, more accurately, about my feelings on my kid’s first day of school. Prior entries can be found here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. If there is one…
Did you know that if you didn’t like the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremonies, you’re a right-wing fascist? You’re illiterate and know nothing of history. If you didn’t like The Acolyte, you’re a racist, sexist incel. Don’t even get me started on those people who didn’t like Star Trek: Discovery. At least that’s what the internet…
There are two stories about Jimi Hendrix being fired. The first was when he was fired from a band he joined in high school. Hendrix was too wild for them. That just wasn’t the sound the band was going for, so they fired him. Hendrix was later hired by Little Richard to be in his…
I have the strongest urge to start this last piece about my mental health journey through an intensive outpatient program (IOP) with an apology. I can’t tell if it’s an acceptable urge or if I should use opposite action to resist it. The thing is, I don’t feel like I’ve done a very good job…
Well, I finished my intensive outpatient program (IOP) today. It’s a day earlier than I expected, but I’ll talk about that later. For now, I was customarily early, but the fourth to arrive. These new group members are something else. It was a big group today, so check-ins took all of the first hour and…
