My family has adopted a sort of tradition at weddings as cousin after cousin gets married. We all pack out a hotel and commandeer their courtyard (or at least an outdoor area with someplace to sit). We talk late into the night until everyone’s eyes begin to feel the […]
Author: Kyle Stiemsma
Kevin Durant’s MVP speech is the best Mother’s Day gift ever
Yesterday, Kevin Durant won his first NBA MVP Award in a landslide victory. He came off as super humble, attributing his victory to the work of people around him, rather than his own. He views his position as a gift; he takes his status lightly. “Basketball is just a platform […]
Lessons from ‘HIMYM:’ we can’t do life alone
In this Netflix-era of TV, I know many of you readers have yet to watch the final episodes. So I promise, no spoilers. At least, no MAJOR spoilers: if you’ve seen Season 8, you’re safe. Kids. It was emotional. Like that moment when you saw Voldemort burst into pieces or […]
Road raging instant karma
There’s a new viral video going around posted by “Florida Driver” where a man in an oversized truck tailgates a woman on the highway. This is what is written in the video description: “This pathetic excuse for a human being tailgated me for about three minutes. After about a minute, […]
We’re not friends and that’s OK
Last week I ran into a girl who I went to school with awhile back. She only noticed me because she’s friends with a friend and awkwardly gave me a secondary invite to something I never really cared to go to. She smiled, the biggest smile, and with vacant eyes […]
Don’t call him Mr. Mom
My wife and I are both grad students with one major difference: she gets paid. So while I got a place to live out of the marriage deal, she got a share in my pile of student loans. My wife is a research scientist (fancy, right?); I write articles and […]
