Every author has uttered the phrase "I should be writing." We say it when we watch another episode of that tantalizing Netflix series. We say it when we browse YouTube for adorable cat videos. We say it when we reorganize the fridge, because...
It’s a true fact that authors think about things other than writing. Take hummus, for instance. I spend way too much time thinking up new recipes for that delicious nutty treat. And if I ever feel like sharing them with the world, I’ll post them here. Welcome to Zeedub Musings, my dumping grounds for everything non-writing.
Maintaining Author Fitness (The Physical Part)
It's been several years since I decided to leave the gym and refocus on calisthenics. I wrote several posts about the subject, which you can revisit at the bottom of this one. It ended up being a good decision in the wake of a global pandemic. So...
A Post on Posts: Viewing the Past Through a Pandemic Lens
As a quick disclaimer, this is going to be a weird post. It's a post about posts. A sober reflection, if you will, about posting in the past and its bizarre effect on posting in the present and posting in the yet-to-be-understood future. I know,...
Assessing the Fever of American Politics
Not long ago, I wrote a piece on why I stopped watching the news. I outlined my general reasoning, everything from cognitive bias to rampant sensationalism. However, it recently occurred to me that my assertion was somewhat skewed. Did I disconnect...
Tedious Travel: Why Sightseeing Has Become an Obsolete Horror Show
Here's a post that I never, and I mean ne-he-he-hever thought I would write. And yet, here I am, a healthy bloke in his 40's with a stable career, financial comfort, and a ton of freedom. This is the prime time to travel the world and see the...
The Mañana Rant
My wife and I have lived in New Mexico for the last several years. We moved there from the East Coast and knew that we would need to adjust to some cultural differences. We have dealt with several large moves in the past, so this was nothing new to...
My Life is One Giant Quest for Isolation
I recently had a conversation with a tedious individual. We have all met this person before. It's someone who justifies every action by referring to life as a game. "It's all just a game, bro." This attitude has always struck me as somewhat blind...
Gen X in the Modern World
I am a member of Generation X, the often forgotten group between the Baby Boomers and Millennials. It's a strange place to be in regards to the Information Age. We are old enough to remember what life was like before the Internet, yet young enough...
Truth vs. Fact, A Battle Royale
My close friends know that I am deathly allergic to politics. I hate thinking about them, I hate talking about them, and I go out of my way to neutralize any conversation that veers towards them. Why? Because I refuse to waste my time hurling logic...
A Year of Calisthenics: The Verdict
This time last year, I was having a fitness crisis. (A bit melodramatic, but still.) I hated going to the gym. I grew weary of fitness classes, team sports, and endurance challenges. In short, I started to despise keeping in shape. Succumbing to...
Why I Watch Soccer Instead of Football
In America, mentioning that you are a Premier League fan will garner some confused looks. Clarification that you are a football fan will ignite a flicker of camaraderie before they realize what you actually meant: soccer, i.e. football to the rest...
Rage Against the Dying of the Light
When I was in college, a few friends and I attended Lollapalooza 96 at the Rockingham Dragway in North Carolina. Little did I know that this particular show would turn into one of the scariest experiences of my life. First, a little backstory. I...