May Sadness Become Rebellion

It’ll be Fathers Day in two days. The absolute hardest day of the year for me. It’s for a few very obvious reasons. But, in recent years, it’s gotten a little bit harder for me in a pretty unexpected way. I’ve talked a ton every year about my dad and his passing. How his birthday…

Convergence

This is something I’ve touched on, barely, with just a single index finger, before and recently my feelings and thoughts have been swirling around so heavily in my head that I need to pour them out. As many of you know, I call myself an atheist. As some of you who have known me for…

Faith In Humanity

Seeing how my own city of Colorado Springs came together and did amazing things while we were going through the Waldo Canyon Fire last summer, and reeling from the loss of two lives, 350+ homes burned down, and massive loss of natural beauty to our landscape, reignited the flame of love for the good in…

Boston Marathon

My thoughts go out to all of Boston right now and everyone that has been affected. It’s horrible and a disgusting display of evil. But, never forget that cynicism towards the world because of events like this is the absolute worst. Instead of glorifying the evils of what happened today, look at the all the…

One reason why I love Colorado Springs

Took this photo today. It was such a beautiful day and this spot right here is the absolute best part about living in Colorado Springs. Just five minutes away from the city and you get this wonderful view. I often complain about the lack of a real city skyline, the endless bland suburbia, and the…