Today is Survivors of Suicide Loss day, for everyone left behind. I processed the death of my beast friend mostly by writing a lot. It wasn’t always healthy. This piece for The Alpinist took about 8 years. #suicide #SuicidePrevention alpinist.com/features/wha...

I’m really hating how Christmas is man-spreading its fat, veiny thighs into Thanksgiving.

Men, for real, just get a dog. Take it for walks. Go to parks, breweries, etc. Life will find a way.

Last night I was at a bar in NYC and “What a fool Believes” came on. Five Black women walked in and lost their minds: hand’s up, hips moving, in utter joy. I felt joy. When it was over I asked them if Michael McDonald was the most soulful white dude. “Oh, he’s the one.”

“A cabin is like a dream, a simple place where you can become the best version of yourself. You might whittle a walking stick by the fire or cook bacon on a skillet while your new buddy, a red fox, waits for scraps.” @jasonnark.bsky.social’s difficult journey to Dick Proenneke’s Alaskan home:

Mamdani’s Victory Is Less Significant Than You Think www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/o...

The New York Times called Delco ‘rural America.’ But it did get a key part of ‘Task’ right. My opinions for the @inquirer.com www.inquirer.com/entertainmen...

Michael Days, a pillar of Philadelphia journalism who championed young Black journalists and was beloved among reporters who worked for him at the Philadelphia Daily News and Philadelphia Inquirer, died suddenly on Saturday at the age of 72 in Trenton.

Samuel Douglass, a Vermont Republican legislator who faced bipartisan condemnation after participating in a long-running group chat that routinely used racist and antisemitic language, said on Friday that he would resign. He was one of a dozen young Republicans who had participated in the texts.

I took great pics of my ex-wife. I bet she's using them on dating apps.

I signed up for the @nytimes.com again just to read this and say that Delaware County is not rural America. Not even close. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/o...

My favorite @marcmaron.bsky.social was with an Onion editor who had been suicidal. I can't remember his name, but it was profound.

Marc Maron, the comedian, actor and former podcaster, discussed his decision to bring “WTF” to a close after 16 years and interviewing its final guest, Barack Obama. “It’s hard to find a way through, in terms of hope,” Maron told us in an interview. “So, I went to the hope guy.” nyti.ms/4n3ieOG

Legitimately surprised www.inquirer.com/phillies/rob...

In 2016, @wnep.bsky.social did a piece on @dunkindonutscoffee.bsky.social arson in Pa. coal country that went viral. Folks laughed that locals were upset about a chain store. One local doesn’t want to be remembered as a joke. My @inquirer.com story. www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...

If people see me wandering in one of Philly’s squares, this is what I hope they see after I pass them. “Well that guy doesn’t golf.”

As something of an olive branch to the Right, Disney will release Song of the South from the vault on Jefferson Davis' birthday.

That we would prefer to do something later than now.

There's no translation for "Go Birds" for the Phillies. Sorry.

Cities and cats kill birds.

Here's a little running tip, you think you need a Get Hype mix for your running playlist but you really just gotta play Bittersweet Symphony and other such melancholy bangers. Your run needs a NARRATIVE ARC.

Do you know anyone that was injured on an e-bike, e-scooter, or injured by one?

Who has the most interesting take on the supposed male loneliness epidemic?

Why did anyone agree to be in this Netflix high school catfish documentary?

Matt Jacoby and Alydia Livingston were one of the best young skating duos in the country. But in January, tragedy struck, when 28 members of the figure skating community died on Flight 5342. The Livingstons were on that flight. Now, Jacoby skates in Alydia's honor: www.inquirer.com/sports/bala-...

Thought I was just hiking Pennsylvania’s hardest trail for @inquirer.com but I was also meditating on the end of my marriage, dating, and how I heal and punish myself. Fun! #divorce #marriage #dating www.inquirer.com/life/outdoor...

September is #suicidepreventionmonth. Don’t suffer alone. @afspnational.bsky.social

A Pennsylvania home remodeler’s gift helps Penn State remodel Beaver

“Ooh, let me go. I see someone I want to fight with.” - my mom, on the phone with me, just now.

I regret going here.

I made a pilgrimage to the Alaska cabin Dick Proenneke built for @dwell.bsky.social www.dwell.com/article/a-pi...

At Times Like These, My Advice: Take a Hike! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/23/o...

Are Marathons and Extreme Running Linked to Colon Cancer? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/h...

I did not follow #bear protocols on my trip to Ricketts Glen State Park. We paid the price. Click on link to read my @inquirer.com story abouty family’s night of chaos. www.inquirer.com/life/outdoor...

Any major dude with a half a heart surely will tell you my friend

The Squonk is so ugly that it cries itself into a puddle of tears. It's a cryptid for our times, and it's Pennsylvania's very own. Go cheer him up this weekend in Johnstown. My @inquirer.com story www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...

Marjorie Taylor Greene Is First Republican Lawmaker to Call Gaza Crisis a ‘Genocide’ www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/u...

I watched "Untamed" on Netflix and was loving it, but damn, it just went one plot twist too far. Sigh.

@inquirer.com writes a story about a lone, shuttered gas pump affecting tourism in rural Pa. @governor.pa.gov reads the story, feels inspired by the owner's plight, and vows to help. #journalism www.inquirer.com/life/outdoor...

Everything Millennial Is Cool Again www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/a...

Are they called “mother-in-law” suites cause the dads worked, smoked, and drank themselves to an early death? #MensMentalHealthAwarenessMonth #FathersDay

How the shuttering of a single gas pump could have a ripple on tourism in “God’s Country” Pennsylvania. My story for the @inquirer.com www.inquirer.com/life/outdoor...

A few months ago, I met Jon Merryman at a tire cleanup in Philly. He’d driven there from the Baltimore area. “You drove from Baltimore?” That was nothing for him. I wrote about his war on tires for the @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...

“Soon, everyone entered a deeper state of listening, attuning their minds to the rustling treetops and tiny footfalls on the forest floor. They stopped every 20 yards or so and stood, in the silence, scanning the dark woods for birdsong.” @jasonnark.bsky.social:

It’s Memorial Day weekend at Raystown Lake, one of Pa’s most idyllic outdoor destinations, and hundreds of federal campsites are closed. Two local businesses say revenue is down as much as 50 percent. #DOGE @realDonaldTrump @elonmusk @DOGE

always wanted to be one of those dudes that’s changing a wound in a gas station bathroom and giving hard stares but it’s just my tramp stamp cover up.