People are always asking me where I get so many great ideas for this blog. You'd think that after 12 years and 1,578 Bitter Blog posts (1579 once this is published), I would run out of good ideas. First, let's be clear that not all my posts are home runs, or even triples. Most of … Continue reading Inspiration Lightning BFG’s
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Self-Inserting BFG’s
I have a confession to make. Much of the material I use for this blog is based on actual experiences and events from my life. It is, after all, called Ben's Bitter Blog, and not Your Bitter Blog. That's not to say I don't exaggerate those events for dramatic effect, but most of the things … Continue reading Self-Inserting BFG’s
The Invasion of the Midges BFG’s
When I was only 6 or 7 years old, I remember watching a horrible TV movie about a spider invasion. A little girl was on a swing and horde of Tarantula's were crawling just underneath her swing. Clearly, it had a impact on me enough to remember it, but surprisingly, it didn't scar me for … Continue reading The Invasion of the Midges BFG’s
Family Text Chain BFG’s
My kids will never know a world where texting doesn't exist. The first time I tried to text was a pretty awful experience. I had the basic-est of phones, a silver, rectangular Nokia that only had a tiny screen and a number pad. People kept telling me that you could type words that made sentences … Continue reading Family Text Chain BFG’s
Bitter Bubble Boy BFG’s
Call me Bitter Bubble Boy. I reside in the small comfort zone of the 10-minute, 4 mile area between my house and work. Back in Seattle in my early 30's, I had a 30-minute-to-work-45-minute-home commute. That got extended when my office decided to move even farther away, which turned into a 45-minute-to-work-1-hour-to-get-home. I decided that … Continue reading Bitter Bubble Boy BFG’s
Hey Chat BFG’s
The other day when I was doing my early-morning, freezing-in-the-dark-and-cold jog/walking, I was reminiscing about and accomplishment that Tim Duncan, who is one of the All-Time Great NBA players, achieved. He won NBA titles in three different decades. His first one was in 1999, he got three more in the 00's, and then he got … Continue reading Hey Chat BFG’s
Game Hooks BFG’s
Last night was probably the best Halloween ever. After work, I went home expecting to have to hand out free candy to a bunch of brats that didn't deserve it. I heard the first doorbell ring of the night, and my wife was on the phone. She quickly told me that she didn't buy any … Continue reading Game Hooks BFG’s
We’ve Been Programmed BFG’s
I just went back to the movie theater this past Monday for the first time in a year. If I said that sentence to 27-year-old Bitter Ben, he would have two questions for me. Did movie theaters become extinct? The second question would be, "Are you dead?" When I was in my 20's I went … Continue reading We’ve Been Programmed BFG’s
Bitter Writer’s Strike
When I was a freshman in college, my first class, in my first semester at 7 am, was an English class. I remember it well for two reasons. The first, was that the teacher reminded me of a combination of George McFly from Back to The Future and Bern Gorman (the guy that would have … Continue reading Bitter Writer’s Strike
AI Got Played BFG’s
I'm not good at a lot of things, but I am a master manipulator. Not so much people, but words. My craft is about placing a letter here, a word there, and misdirect over there, and all of a sudden people are crying, mobs are raging, and everyone is becoming more bitter. I like to … Continue reading AI Got Played BFG’s
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