Ridiculous Track Workout I've been going through this phase for the past couple of years called "getting fat and aging" and apart from all of the fun parts, like
EMBARRASSING Towels I thought that I was probably done having embarrassing things happen in a locker room. I know. I was delusional. But really. Surely I've met my quota by now. Surely it's someone else's turn to humiliate himself while
Ridiculous Brothers? Skylar and I traveled to visit his family in Portland for Thanksgiving. Matt came with us because he is our child and we are proud of the boy he is
Ollie Thanksmas Look. I know. I KNOW. Putting up Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving is a sin that is only eclipsed by murder in severity. I know that. You guys. I helped vote
Corey Mock Depositions I got to New York City a few days ago because my law firm decided that I should go to this training class. I decided not to be offended by
Ridiculous REST I noticed this tender bump on the back of my head sometime last week so obviously that meant that I was dying. Meg says she's a hypochondriac. She claims to have mastered this. Meg Walter is an amateur. I once saw a
Ridiculous A Murderer in our Midsts I think Duncan might have serial killer tendencies. He hasn't attempted to murder me or Skylar, to our knowledge. This is good, because I place my life in
House There Will Be Some Kids Halloween is a stressful day for me because I so want it to go well but it pretty much never goes well. I want to live in that neighborhood from
The Perfects You Have Rats "You have rats," The Perfects informed me, standing on my driveway as I fumbled with some grocery sacks from the back seat of my car. The only one
Ridiculous Me When I Was Bad This is my niece, Kate. Adorable, right? Doesn't she just look like someone you would trust with your life? So sweet and sincere. Be ye not fooled. When
House Skylar Has Opinions Be sure to check out this beautiful story from Shireen if you haven't already! ***** Skylar has opinions about things and sometimes this is the worst. I don'
Politics Born To Run A few months ago I was invited to a meet and greet for this woman named Shireen Ghorbani [https://www.shireenforcongress.com/about/] who is running for Congress in my
The Siblings I'm A Bad Person My older sister and brother-in-law ditched town and their responsibilities for a little vacation and my siblings and parents were put on a babysitting rotation for their four kids. Mine and Skylar's turn came last weekend. Friday evening to Sunday
Ridiculous Rock, Paper, Scissors, SHOOT I'm aware that Rock, Paper, Scissors is hardly more than a game of chance. I know this. I'm not under the impression that a person benefits
Ridiculous Romy and Skylar's High School Reunion Skylar had his 10-year high school reunion last night so we spent the evening with people who have no memory of the original Jurassic Park movie being in theaters.
Emily Halee From High School We borrowed a stage for Strangerville Live after Meg didn't "want to be murdered" by my attempt to build one [https://www.itjustgetsstranger.com/2018/08/
Church Mormon Mothers Skylar told me last night that he thinks "scolding" is a super power of Mormon mothers. I had never heard this opinion from him, or anyone, but I
Strangerville Live A Locked Car A homeless woman got my attention as I was walking to my car. She was blonde and looked a little rough around the edges, but simultaneously kind. She pointed at the car parked in the middle of the street--something very fancy-shmancy, silver,
Ridiculous Susan First of all, Strangerville Live is THIS FRIDAY. Come, please. We even ordered in some extra chairs so more people can attend and so we'll look really popular.
Gay Dog Hike Check out today's Strangerville (show notes at bottom), wherein Skylar shares the best coming out story I have ever heard. ***** Skylar really wanted to go for a hike
Ridiculous Everyone Else is an Idiot Skylar and I have a term to describe someone who is behaving incompetently in the moment. We call them "mall people." But with a strong emphasis on the
Rebecca Locked Out Skylar called me just as I was leaving the office the other day to very suspiciously ask me when I was going to be home. It was suspicious to me,
Gay 10 Tips For How To Respond to Someone Who Is Coming Out Coming out of the closet never ends for a gay person. You have to do it all the time. Constantly. For the rest of your life. Every time you make new friends. Get a new job. Talk to people at a party. I start
Ridiculous Attempted Homicide The exciting news is that we have a date for our next Strangerville Live show. We'll be back at Church & State on Friday, September 14. And obviously
Medical School White Coat Ceremony Last week I attended something called "white coat ceremony." This is where 150 grown people are dressed by other grown people on a stage in front of a
