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Exiting or existing in no-man's land.

A buying culture on a no-return trajectory.

The United States Postal Service has a few problems just in time for Christmas.

Chocolate Is King: A terrible Thanksgiving tale.

The rise and fall of civilization is because of shopping carts.

A reader's manifesto, revisited and lightly acidic.

When you can't read the fine print, and it happens to be in your Bible.

A writing class via Zoom, and my apology session with God afterwards.

The terrifying convergence of beef Wellington, Midsomer Murders, X-Files, and that one time John Nettles liked my Tweet.

What does it look like to pick up the mic?

Charlie is gone. We are not.

Saying goodbye to fading seasons in life.

In the grand history of horrible logo remakes, Cracker Barrel is nowhere near as Legendary as what Doug Burgum did to the state of North Dakota.

The rise and expansion of non-nutritive information.

When a steak walks into the forest covered in honey.

The splendid self-driving camper.

If I were to start my own lifestyle brand show, it would look like this.

When the mirror cracks from side to side.

The heavy brigade vs. the light brigade, and what we do with our mistakes.

The two worst desecrations of the Nazca lines I’m aware of.

The Velvet Sundown, the perfect mix for reaching average.

Never change, and take it easy on the guys.

The Mysteries of Whisper Bay: The Crossword Puzzle Mystery (Ch 15)

The June 20, 2025 tornadoes in North Dakota.

The Mysteries of Whisper Bay: The Crossword Puzzle Mystery (Ch 14)

You have permission to close the door because of the noise.

An Erroneous Account Of The First Thanksgiving

The Mysteries of Whisper Bay: The Crossword Puzzle Mystery (Ch 13)

Why we still haven't found what we're looking for.

A Particular Time In September

No one sings songs about the tree.

The Mysteries of Whisper Bay: The Crossword Puzzle Mystery (Ch 12)

Poem: New Religion

The Mysteries of Whisper Bay: The Crossword Puzzle Mystery (Ch 11)

Identifying whether or not AI wrote what you're reading.

Bob Noir: Gray World (Conclusion)

Will It Burn?

The Mysteries of Whisper Bay: The Crossword Puzzle Mystery (Ch 10)

There And Back Again with the Three Sisters.

Bob Noir: Gray World (Chapter 10)

An Open Letter To Technology

The Mysteries of Whisper Bay: The Crossword Puzzle Mystery (Chapter 9)

Bob Noir: Gray World (Chapter 9)

The Suburbs Dog

The Mysteries of Whisper Bay: The Crossword Puzzle Mystery (Ch 8)

How do we find God's joy and wonder in a cynical and weary world?

Bob Noir: Gray World (Chapter 8)

Poem: Field Lunch

The Mysteries of Whisper Bay: The Crossword Puzzle Mystery (Ch 7)

Why constant striving and hustle culture is destroying you.

Bob Noir: Gray World (Chapter 7)

Looking Through The Wrong Telescope

The Mysteries of Whisper Bay: The Crossword Puzzle Mystery (Ch 6)

Norman Saunders and my childhood friend, the smoking cowboy.

Bob Noir: Gray World (Chapter 6)

Improving Upon Hamlet

The Mysteries of Whisper Bay: The Crossword Puzzle Mystery (Ch 5)

When isolation is preferred to communication.

Bob Noir: Gray World (Chapter 5)

Nellie Says These Are Good

The Mysteries of Whisper Bay: The Crossword Puzzle Mystery (Ch 4)

Finding Corky Normart.

Bob Noir: Gray World (Chapter 4)

A Book Review, Written As If By An Amazon Customer

The Mysteries of Whisper Bay: The Crossword Puzzle Mystery (Ch 3)

How to write the perfect headline, backed by science and snake oil.

Bob Noir: Gray World (Chapter 3)

How to create a murder mystery dinner party.

Holy Glass

The Mysteries of Whisper Bay: The Crossword Puzzle Mystery (Ch 2)

When high school Spanish comes back to haunt you.

Bob Noir: Gray World (Chapter 2)

Life During Halftimes

The Mysteries of Whisper Bay: The Crossword Puzzle Mystery (Ch 1)

Free Ireland from hate, etc.

Bob Noir: Gray World (Chapter 1)

The Mysteries of Whisper Bay: Read each exciting chapter every week!

Offensive Places To Eat And Travel, With Friends

I'm privileged and honored to blow a hole through being privileged and honored.

Dear Reader: this crazytown publication might be just what you need.

Purple prose, precious thoughts, and real life.

The dead internet theory, and why we let it get that way.

A tale of two stories: warnings from the not-so-fiction future for modern day.

Kill the coyotes.

There is no success without failure.

What is success and what is failure?

The importance of having a life of the mind.

Trigger warning: I'm going to talk about the constant need for trigger warnings.

Expecting better from Christians at Christmas is a bridge too far.