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28 Sep 2025 11 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
“Damn, dude, it looks like you’ve lost a bunch of weight,” Dylan observes, in the kitchen one evening, as I shuffle inside and flop into a chair. “What’s your secret?” “Mmm…let’s call it the Ramen And Overtime Diet,” I improvise with a laugh....
25 Sep 2025 7 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
With nothing else to do, Pete and I take the dregs of our beer to the next metal bench over, and join Dylan as he continues holding court. When he gets on these rolls, his gift for commanding center stage is truly a sight to behold — which mak...
24 Sep 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
As an avid fan of “The Midnight Diner” series, I knew I would enjoy this book. I only didn’t read it earlier because I was relying on serendipity - for it to somehow fall on my lap. But since I have given Libby another shot, I thought I would be proa...
23 Sep 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
“Before the coffee gets cold Tales from the cafe” is the right kind of book that an exhausted-beyond-belief parent-teacher can finish on a rare afternoon off. And this I did. Can meaningful change occur in the short time it takes for a cup of coff...
23 Sep 2025 11 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
With the latest school semester beginning and even these late summer days only sporadically warm, it makes sense that we begin phasing out the whole beach bum superhero costumes. Time to get back down to business, perhaps. But when we are unexpected...
21 Sep 2025 9 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Seeking pointers on the whole black female experience, Dylan and I find ourselves at this somewhat posh hotel bar downtown, with Marvin, for happy hour. It's the Monday following her handoff of the digits, and my roommate was thinking it might make...
19 Sep 2025 4 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
On the surface this rekindled relationship with Helena is progressing far better. During the next great big holiday weekend, this one wrapped around the fourth of July, as all my closest friends have uniformly ventured back home, she and I hatch thi...
16 Sep 2025 7 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Hawaiian outfits, however, are a nonstarter thus far, at least in any typical beachy type setting. We have set this concept simmering on the back burner for deployment elsewhere. Mostly, anyhow – one advantage that I seemingly have which Dylan does n...
16 Sep 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
This Sept holis, I decided to be more intentional with my reading - actively seek out books I want to read. I actually reinstalled Libby for this even though I much prefer physical books. I chose “Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop” even though I...
16 Sep 2025 6 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Somehow I keep returning to this notion that the more successes any of us experience, the less likely we are to dispense advice. Still, it’s hard to pinpoint exactly where on the spectrum this dot might lie. Or should I say, these multiple coordinat...
