Category: life personal

More Bizarre Casino Bartender Stories

Working as a casino bartender is exciting, bizarre, profitable and just plain weird sometimes. I have some more of my experiences to share, and you will love these. Please check out my article The Reality of Casino Bartending- Sex, Drugs and Videotape. Even though Google spanked me on page rank (down to an unjustified 2), [...]

Remembering 9-11 and Praying

It’s 1:00 AM here as I’m writing this. I’ve been watching several documentaries about 9-11, including a rerun of the entire ordeal as it happened on that day. I really appreciate MSNBC running all this footage even though I normally despise their liberal slant. I really wanted to write this yesterday, but I wasn’t ready.

What Happened To Me?

I know there are a few people out there who are wondering what happened to me. I cannot go into details, but I will share a little. An extremely close family member may have cancer and I’m awaiting the results of medical tests. We will know something next week. My father died from it and [...]

Dim Mak: Are One Touch Knockouts Real?

If you’re at all familiar with martial arts (karate, kung-fu, etc.) you’ve probably heard of Dim Mak (which translates to ‘press artery’), aka the poison touch or poison hand among many slang terms. This is where a highly skilled martial arts expert touches you and you are knocked out or killed without any apparent force. [...]

Depression and Dragonflies

I’ve been fighting a seriously dark melancholy the past few days and am struggling to stay sane. Yesterday, I cut the yard and worked up a good sweat out in the heat. I had to do something to get myself out of this depression. I was born depressed, and to just not feel down for [...]

Sadness - Severing Toxic Friendships

I’ve suffered from severe depression my entire life experienced much sadness. Severing toxic friendships has been a necessity for me, but it has also nearly destroyed me. It is my hope that tis article will help someone out there, even if it’s only one person.
When I grew up, I never fit in to the normal [...]

Freakish Jobs: Copa Casino - Worst Employee Ever

Maybe I am the worst employee ever, or maybe I’ve had the worst employers known in the history of Earth - you be the judge. I was once employed by the Copa Casino in Gulfport, Mississippi - one of the most freakish jobs I’ve ever had. It was for the most part a great place [...]

Interview With a Blind Homeless Man

A few months ago, I was invited by a coworker to come to an outdoor picnic. I had an uneasy feeling about going, but accepted because he was so insistent. He is a married guy with six kids - being single, I feel weird hanging out with a bunch of married people.
To my surprise, [...]

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