Since I have invited you to Celebrate Mediocrity, I owe you an explanation. I selected the term “mediocrity” to contrast with the idea of “greatness,” an expression of The Hive Mind. This is to distinguish the standards of sublimity, excellence, beauty, inspiration, etc. that The Hive Mind decrees as “greatness,”…

The Messenger’s Plight
[TL;DR – “The Challenges and Risks of Sharing a Message“] It’s not easy being a Message Man. The Back End I have been focusing on the “back end” of this site for the past few days. Another aside but try to bear with me because this will circle back around…

Things to Fill Space
I am really giving it my damnedest to post something everyday. But sometimes (often) what I’m working on ends up more involved than I anticipated and I just can’t finish in time to post it. That’s what happened tonight. So I present you with – Scenes from A Day. The…

The Dirtsmith Variety Show Introduces – TRUE CONFESSIONS OF A PRIVATE DETECTIVE
Here we will explore True Facts about Private Investigation. (Don’t get too excited) For many years in this Slapstick Variety Show of Life that the gods bestowed upon me I was a departmental director at a private detective agency. While I have reluctantly embarked on three or four careers, this…

I’ve given you enough to read lately – Enjoy these 20,000 words
[…if a picture is worth a thousand…] Not exactly photo prose. Maybe photo poetry? [More Photo Poetry] The Daily Stone