I used to think that you had no choice in a lot of matters. Once you sign up for something, you were part of that thing for life. A year and a half ago, we signed up for Netflix and every month since, whether we watched something or not, they charged us $11 a month. … Continue reading Bitter Cancellation
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Graffiti Bitterness
I grew up in an era when video games were brand spanking new and adults had no idea what to think of them. They thought they were toys that needed to be destroyed. I was a big arcade fan growing up and my favorite game to play was Super Mario Brothers. My friend and I … Continue reading Graffiti Bitterness
Lottery Dream Home
I've always been about taking the easy way out. If I was on a call with someone, and things got out of control, I didn't stick with the person and try to figure it out, I either just hung up on them or told them I would call them back and then didn't. If … Continue reading Lottery Dream Home
Instant Regret Bitter Friday Giftures
You know those days when you wake up and you instantly regret waking up? I'm sure I have a lot of dreams that I just don't remember, but I'm almost always sure that the dream is better than the reality. So I wake up, tired, sore, groggy and needing more rest and I instantly … Continue reading Instant Regret Bitter Friday Giftures
Underdog Bitterness
I grew up in a time when Saturday Mornings = watching cartoons. It was a much simpler time in which there were only three channels and on weekdays we were required to either do our homework or go outside and do things a lot. We might have been given a little time to watch one … Continue reading Underdog Bitterness
Vacation Bitterness
I think there are several goals when it comes to being on vacation. The first, most important goal is to forget how to function at work. If you are taking a vacation from your job and you are doing it right, on the day you come back, you should forget the route you take to … Continue reading Vacation Bitterness
Exercise Bitterness
Yesterday I talked about sports and how I used to enjoy them. Today I'm going to talk about how they ruined my life. To get some context, my son is a burgeoning athlete. He is so much bigger than other kids his age, that sometimes it doesn't even seem fair. In fact, in football, I … Continue reading Exercise Bitterness
Trolling
When I was growing up, sports was just kind of my deal. I didn't always love them, but I had a natural skill at some of them, so people always put me in them. I was decent at basketball, volleyball, baseball, long jump (had the school record for a couple of weeks) and was weirdly … Continue reading Trolling
Electronic Graveyard Bitter Friday Giftures
When it comes to things I like, most of it has to do with electronics. Most things that are electronic are expensive. Therefore, I don't normally go to a mall like my wife and just buy a few things and marvel at how inexpensive they are. I have to go to places like Best … Continue reading Electronic Graveyard Bitter Friday Giftures
My Bitter Love Language
As the self-proclaimed foremost expert on bitterness, I have done my best to study the bitterness emotion in all its varieties. It is not a complex emotion, but a very underrated and underused one. People always love the rage, and the happy, and the sad, but rarely do they ever think about the bitter. … Continue reading My Bitter Love Language
Bitter Christmas Gremlins
I have a pretty outstanding sense of direction. I can almost always tell where I am and where I need to go. It was always something built inside me and something I have tried really hard not to develop at all. Whenever I have been somewhere once, I can almost always find it again without … Continue reading Bitter Christmas Gremlins
Bitter Fire Drill!
This weekend we were visiting my niece because she just had a baby. She went to the same college I went to 20 years ago, and I haven't been back since 1995, the year I left. Everyone kept telling me how much it had changed, and I've always wanted to go back. Just like most … Continue reading Bitter Fire Drill!
Big Flop Friday Giftures
Summer is the time when you should get home flip off your shoes and socks and immediately walk around in your bare feet, or at the maximum, wear your flip flops. Some years have been flips, others have been flops. This year on the blog has been a big flop. Actually, I've been pretty … Continue reading Big Flop Friday Giftures
Construction Bitterness
I like to create stuff. Let me rephrase that. I like to create stuff like writing, videos and editing, not stuff with my hands. I promise you that anything I ever made in shop, or in a kitchen is not going to be pretty. Any repairs I've ever made in my house is helping my … Continue reading Construction Bitterness
Secret Stone on Our House
When I got home on Friday, I was told we had bees. One of my least favorite things are bees, the ones that sting anyways. In the summertime of my 14th year, it was a warm day and we had our sliding door open. For some reason, I was running in circles in our television … Continue reading Secret Stone on Our House
Second Day of Summer Bitter Friday Giftures
The crack of a bat, the gentle breeze of the wind, the chirping of birds, the long, lazy night. Those are the things people associate with the first day of summer. Problem is, the first day of summer is only one day. The day after that goes downhill fast. The crack of the bat … Continue reading Second Day of Summer Bitter Friday Giftures
International House of Bitterness
We just had Father's Day a few days ago and it got me thinking about my dad. His work ethic was pretty legendary. He left early and got home pretty late. He had a very challenging church calling as well, so he wasn't home a lot. Because of that, he didn't do much cooking. He … Continue reading International House of Bitterness
The Bitter IT Guy
When we lived in Seattle, we used to get power outages all the time. I think it was because it rained all the time, the lightning and wind would blow the way too pervasive amount of trees around, and whall la, power outage. When we had outages there though, they would almost always go on … Continue reading The Bitter IT Guy
Shooting The Luge Bitter Friday Giftures
I hear the soccer or football is going on right now. Clearly I am not like the rest of world and even knew that. Anyways, today I was participating in another type of sport called the Highway luge. It's a very dangerous sport in which you drive on the freeway between 2 very large … Continue reading Shooting The Luge Bitter Friday Giftures
Bucket List
I've never been anywhere outside of North America. Not that I haven't tried. One time I was scheduled to go to Sweden with the rest of my family, but my wife decided that this would be a good time to meet me and be engaged and stuff. So, I ended up being the only one … Continue reading Bucket List
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