On December 20, 2021, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced a new vaccine requirement where people will have to provide proof of vaccination in order to enter or participate in a majority of businesses, particularly entertainment venues like restaurants, nightclubs, bars, and gyms. Anyone who isn’t vaccinated or can’t provide proof of vaccination at the …
I Don’t Know If Kyle Rittenhouse Is Guilty, But There Are Others Who Definitely Are
For the past two weeks, yet another hot topic has swept the nation. The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, a young man who killed two people and injured another in Kenosha, Wisconsin during the riots last summer. Yet again, the left, the right, and the middle of the political spectrum are battling it out online, …
I Lost My Grandfather This Week
This week has been an awful week. While it certainly had its ups, few weeks in my life has been as terrible and depressing as this one. When I walked out of work on Tuesday, I saw the text from my mom telling me to call her when I had the chance. I knew …
The Three Reasons Why I Deleted My Twitter Account
I no longer have Twitter. How am I supposed to change the world now?! #Myhashtagsmakerealchange Last night, I deactivated my Twitter account. Every tweet I’ve ever written, every hashtag I threw out there, gone. It wasn’t even a decision that took a lot of time to make either, I just decided to make it after …
It’s Not Fair That I Was Born In This Timeline
I was only six years old when the planes hit the World Trade Center, and America as we knew it would be forever changed. I remember very little of my life when I was six years old, but I can say with confidence that most of my childhood innocence didn’t leave me, even as a …
I Have Finally Learned What Most Learn Eventually: Never Meet Your Heroes
One of the most controversial parts of the Star Wars sequel trilogy was when the main character Rey finally got to meet Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight and acclaimed legend. Throughout the first film in the trilogy, Luke was viewed as a legendary hero, the man that defeated Darth Vader and helped dismantle the tyrannical Galactic …
A Series Of Unfortunate Events (the books) Taught Me More About the World Than I Realized
When I was a kid, I was a huge fan of the children’s book series A Series Of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket (real name was Daniel Handler). I read them, then reread them, and deciphered just about everything I could in them. To this day, I still think the 2005 film adaptation is severely underrated …
For Terry, My Wife’s Grandfather And A Good Man
Well, in the backs of our minds, we pretty much knew this was going to happen for the last several weeks now. My wife’s grandfather, Terry, passed away on March 31 while I was at work. On the 30th, Kay told me that they were going to take him off of life support, so we …
Don’t Dwell On the Problems, But Instead Seek Solutions
It’s no secret to anyone, even if they’re not on social media, that all around us there are a lot of problems. If you ever switch on the news or browse headlines, you would think that evil was winning in the end, day after day. We’ve become so accustomed to negativity and our minds have …
How Do We Stay Strong Throughout A Series Of Unfortunate Events?
On Wednesday morning, I woke up in bed alone. For the first time since my wife and I got married a little over a year ago, I slept alone during the night. And the night after that, and the night after that, and it will continue to be that way until tomorrow. As I write …