I'm such a bad uncle. Every year I go into the Christmas season with the best of intentions — and exit with the worst of excuses.
Author: Sean D. Layton
Professional copywriter
The Lost Art of Gift Wrapping
It's that dreaded gift-giving time of year, and I had to wrap a gift for my work Christmas party. Naturally, it didn't go quite as I intended. It never does.
Now Turn Your Head and Cough
If a man gets sick in the woods and there's no woman around to hear him, does he still whine?
I Have to Admit It: I Have a Coke Problem
Seriously, I drink way too much Coke Zero. And it's getting out of hand.
The Houseguest’s Encyclopedic List of Dung Beetle Facts
Who knew the ancient Egyptians thought the humble dung beetle was sacred? The Houseguest, that's who. And she was determined to tell me all about it — whether I wanted to hear about it or not.
Is the Position of Dung Beetle Still Open?
Do I enjoy working as a copywriter? Usually. But some days, I'd rather have bamboo splinters shoved under my fingernails.
One Pill is Never Enough
The opioid addiction crisis is out of control. I've had a number of drug addicts or recovering addicts in my car. What's going on is just crazy.
I’m Tired of Being Abused by Cox
Despite the innuendo, click-bait title, and juvenile humor, there is a decided lack of porn in this post. Just me being abused by my crappy ISP. Again.
Now Is the Lunchtime of My Discontent
Starbucks, my old nemesis, we meet again. But this time, I'm onto you.
The Houseguest is Going to Kill Me
Ever know you've screwed up? Like really bad? Like someone told you to do something and you said yeah, yeah, you would take care of it — and you meant to — but you just didn't get around it because, well, you just didn't? This is one of those times.
Tales from the Land Manatee 