Hiring Managers and the Lies They Tell
Q: "What's the biggest lie a hiring manager or interviewer ever told you?" A: “We’ll call you back in a week to let you know, one way or the other.” Has anyone else heard this old song and dance? I have on a couple of occasions. The implication is that whether the...
Backhanded Compliments in the Flint Music Scene
Q: “Uncle John, What’s a Backhanded Compliment?” My niece asked me that question because I used the term during casual conversation at a family dinner. I could have given her the dictionary definition: “A false compliment that's laced with sarcasm." Or, I could’ve...
Fun Friday in Flinttown
Love for my hometown’s punk rock scene brought me to downtown Flint on March 11, 2022. My visit was everything I wanted it to be. I love coming home to Flint, especially when it’s music that brings me back. My visit on Friday, March 11, 2022, had to do with my book,...
Cooper’s Hawk Shows Nature’s Beauty and Cruelty
It was a bad day for pigeons!
Dragon’s Lair and ShowBiz Pizza on my Golden Birthday
My son recently turning 13 put me in the wayback machine and hit me in my feels. Okay. I understand that a “golden birthday” isn’t a thing for everyone. Let me explain what it is using my own stats. I was born on September 13. That made the year I turned 13 my golden...
I’m Publicly Naming and Shaming My Bullies!
Just kidding! That's a stupid idea, but not because my former bullies are a threat. (They're actually a bunch of nancy boys.) No one hates a bully more than me. I was bullied by my narcissistic parents when I was a child. Those vicious morons set me up to be bullied...
Flint Music Scene: Fido Kennington
Fido Kennington is a fixture in Flint’s punk rock scene. He’s also a continual concert-goer with the ticket stub collection to prove it! I met Fido in 2008 when I hired him to play drums on an outlaw country recording. We added each other on Facebook after that but I...
What the Hell is Anxiety Anyway?
Anxiety is crippling everyone these days but how many of these sufferers can define their condition? Do you remember my official introduction to anxiety? It was from a 20-something family member. She claims to be too anxious to talk on the phone but she can’t tell me...
The Face of Anxiety: I Got it Wrong!
I thought I had the typical anxiety sufferer all figured out until reality threw me a wicked curveball! Anxiety is trending. I swear, I’ve heard that word more times in the last couple of years than I have my entire life. It seems like everyone is suffering from this...
Do People Get Offended More Quickly These Days?
Q: “What's the psychology behind people who get easily offended? Is getting offended an auto-victimization? Why would they act in a hostile manner instead of moving on or exposing their argument to the offender?” A: Because these people are angry, selfish,...
