Rebuilding Rob

  • Eid Mubarak

    Eid Mubarak

    “School is out and it’s sort of a buzz // A back then I didn’t really know what it was“ – Will Smith

  • When it’s over

    When it’s over

    But that stupid song came on while I was in the bathroom at McDonald’s, and I had an epiphany.

  • Feeling like Samantha Baker

    Feeling like Samantha Baker

    if I’m going to get upstaged on my birthday, getting upstaged by the resurrection of Jesus ain’t bad.

  • The Bumbling Dad

    The Bumbling Dad

    The 100% Policy isn’t just for real life—it’s for the screen, too. Why did TV writers decide that for women to be strong, men had to be buffoons? Looking back at the ‘Bumbling Dad’ trope and why I’m still over the Tim Taylor school of parenting.

  • “…When a Man loves a woman who doesn’t love him”

    “…When a Man loves a woman who doesn’t love him”

    Personally, I’m already sick to death of “Slapgate“; but I stumbled across an article in which comedian Earthquake (I’ve never heard of him either) talks about Will Smith and brings up a few interesting points that I think seemed relevant to this blog.

  • The Liking Gap

    The Liking Gap

    if we have difficulty knowing what we are worth to ourselves, how in the hell can we know what we are worth to other people?

  • Slapgate!

    Slapgate!

    A DISCLAIMER: I am no fan of the Oscars, and I’m even less of a fan of Will Smith. You’ve been warned. Even if you didn’t watch the Oscars last night – and judging by their declining ratings in recent years, you probably didn’t – the Academy of motion pictures…

  • Cleanin’ Out My Closet

    Cleanin’ Out My Closet

    I recently got bit by the proverbial spring cleaning bug myself. in more ways than one.

  • The hard questions on Ukraine

    The hard questions on Ukraine

    I think it’s okay to take our proverbial heads out of the sand and start asking the hard questions about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

  • I hate bullies

    I hate bullies

    bullies cannot be reasoned with. You cannot justify their actions. You cannot rationalize with behavior. There is no point in trying to earn a bullies respect, because they are not capable of respecting other human beings.