How to Find a Filter

I’ve never been very good at keeping my mouth shut. Shocking, I know, especially to those of you who’ve had the pleasure of meeting me in person, but it’s the truth. No matter how hard I try there’s always a part of me that thinks my thoughts are the most important thing in the world

Loving Thy Neighbor & Being Worthy of Love

A good neighbor is worth their weight in gold. They are someone you can rely on, who has your back, and will occasionally be willing to put up with your stupid mistakes when they get out of hand. Everyone knows that much from years of sitcoms like Home Improvement, The Andy Griffith Show, and Full

Soup Supper Stereotypes

Human beings are by nature social creatures. Some of us are less social than others, but even the individuals who don’t feel the call of the crowds do poorly if cut off entirely from human contact for long periods of time. Human beings also love food, although if that comes as a shock to you

The 2024 Easter Special

I’ve written an Easter special before, and if you’re in the market for a more traditional holiday special feel free to go read that one. Last year’s special did such a good job encapsulating the wide variety of ways Easter is celebrated that I had doubts about writing a special this year. One of my

Beaver Dam: The Quintessential Small Town

Something that’s always irked me when I’m watching TV or a movie that prominently features a small town is how rarely the fake small towns match up with my own experiences. It’s not that they keep making the characters from these small towns act like a bunch of ignorant yokels who barely managed to master

Back on the Moon

A number of posts over the years that I’ve been running this website have been about space. These posts aren’t as popular as the posts I’ve written about small towns in Wisconsin or daily life in rural America, but I’m fine with that. My understanding is that people like to read about places they’ve actually

AI and You

New technology is always exciting. Remember when the world fell in love with social media? That’s something we’re still figuring out now that the initial honeymoon period is over. It’s also a solid lead-in to talking about the new kid on the technological block, since it’s something that’s benefitted wildly from the claims made on

Look Who’s Walking Stick

It’s an unfortunate truth that there are some people who can’t get around without a little help. Especially unfortunate is the fact that I’m among that segment of the population. At no point have I made it a secret that I have trouble doing things like running, walking long distances, standing in place for long

Tom Hanks for President!

 You’ve all read the title of this post, and you can probably all see the picture of Tom Hanks in the promotional image at the top of the page as well, and there’s a good chance you’re scratching your head over where I’m going with this. At the time of writing I’ve managed to keep

The All-Day Doctor’s Visit

 I’ve talked a lot about going to the doctor in my time writing The Archivist’s Pen. That shouldn’t be too much of a surprise; I was born with a disability and I’ve spent a lot of time going to the doctor. A person can go to many different kinds of doctor for many different reasons,