Surprise, Surprise!

I was talking with a friend last night about my stand-up career.  This person asked some very good questions, wanting an understanding of what it’s like to do comedy.  One of the questions they asked was if my comedy career up til this point has been fun. Fun?  I had to pause before I answered the question.  I...

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Do I Love The Skin I’m In?

Recently I came up with a great idea for a half hour set that I can use in the fall.  While the specifics will remain under wraps for now, suffice it to say this material will examine very closely the last few years of my life and the struggles they highlight. Will the material created from this period be funny?  I...

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What Matters Anymore?

“You know, the older I get, the more things I gotta leave behind. That’s life.” – Rocky Balboa One of the things I didn’t expect to leave behind as I got older was the relationship with my family.  But sadly, that seems to be the case although not by choice. Since I have been enjoying the...

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These Threats Go Good With Iced Tea

For the first time in months, I can honestly say that my life is stress free.  Don’t mistake that for me being happy, because the two are mutually exclusive from one another. I am stress free because I am taking the summer off from comedy in order to develop a new half hour set that will hopefully get me back...

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Weeding Out The Garden Of Life

The start to this post may sound like a Joel Osteen sermon, so forgive me in advance. For the past month or so I have prepped my garden to be planted.  I tried to get a couple people to help, but to no avail.  I turned the sod over every inch.  There weren’t many weeds over the last few weeks.  I might have to...

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