Archive - Joyride

A Pirate Looks at Empathy

Sometimes you read something, and it jogs a memory, and you realize you have a story inside you should have written already.

Jul 8 •

June 2025

As long as the fish are OK

At the risk of this becoming a fish newsletter, I’m writing about the fish again.

Jun 28 •

May 2025

Happy anniversary to the time I killed my old self

Metaphorically. I'm still alive.

May 18 •

I went to the Coachella of tulips

We recently traveled somewhere many Ohioans actively avoid – Michigan.

May 8 •

April 2025

Compliments are for the people who deserve them – other people

That was nice of you to say, but please respect my Midwestern inability to accept praise at this time

Apr 23 •

Our Easter miracle has gills

The Lord works in ... well, you know.

Apr 18 •

I didn't ever want to ever retire anyway

It is time to earnestly examine the upsides of working until one ceases to exist

Apr 11 •

Father, tell it again, of how Greenland won the war against the United States

Hans, I have told you the story many times.

Apr 5 •

March 2025

Let’s just see what happens

The advice no one asked for but everyone needs

Mar 25 •

Nazis: Still Bad

We settled this.

Mar 15 •

The number of imaginary creatures visiting American homes has doubled. What are we going to do about it?

It's time for a long-overdue national conversation

Mar 9 •

The Hottest New Workplace Trend

Tom Smern logs into his job as a data analyst for a suburban Milwaukee insurance company every day at 9 a.m.

Mar 2 •

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