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Finito! It’s Gone

On August 15, 2021August 16, 2021 By Sean D. LaytonIn Humor12 Comments

I finally had to admit that my long hair looked awful most of the time. It's glory days were thirty years in the rearview mirror, and now I looked like the crazy guy you don't want to sit next to on the bus. It was time to take drastic measures.

Update: Pandemic Hair

On April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 By Sean D. LaytonIn Houseguest, Humor18 Comments

We're one year into the pandemic crisis and, according to some, my hair has also become a disaster.

The Universe – or Someone – Has It in for Me

On April 12, 2021April 14, 2021 By Sean D. LaytonIn Houseguest, Humor20 Comments

I don't know what's going on -- but strange things are afoot at my local Fry's Grocery store. Either I have rotten luck -- or the Universe has it in for me.

Murder in the Backyard

On March 17, 2021March 23, 2021 By Sean D. LaytonIn Houseguest, Humor, Uncategorized4 Comments

I hate cleaning up bodies -- especially when they're hidden in my back yard.

Birdemic in the Backyard

On January 30, 2021February 2, 2021 By Sean D. LaytonIn Houseguest, Humor7 Comments

I set out to feed a group of unruly African lovebirds that live in my neighborhood. Seems they have high expectations, and somehow it has become a full-time job.

Should I Downgrade My WordPress Plan?

On January 24, 2021January 25, 2021 By Sean D. LaytonIn Blogging12 Comments

After having a pricey WordPress Business Plan for two years, my site was coming up for renewal, so I had to decide whether to pull the plug on it and downgrade. But how was this going to affect my site?

2020: The Year of the Bone-Idle Blogger

On January 12, 2021 By Sean D. LaytonIn Blogging, Writing10 Comments

So, I accomplished absolutely nothing in 2020. Between my wild hair and intense inactivity, the only way to distinguish between a sloth and me is one of us only poops once every seven days (It's the sloth, in case you were wondering).

4-year-old-goddaughter Alexa Seagraves watching tv drinking water out of a beer bottle

The Most Beautiful Woman in the World

On August 27, 2020January 23, 2021 By Sean D. LaytonIn Humor20 Comments

I started writing about my long-ago battle of wits with my goddaughter...um, let's see -- maybe last year? To be honest, I have no idea. I was bad enough keeping track of time before COVID and now every day I'm asking myself "Wait, is today Blursday or Thriday the 81st of Junvember?" Anyway, better late than never, right?

In Need of a Pandemic Haircut

On July 29, 2020January 23, 2021 By Sean D. LaytonIn Houseguest, Humor20 Comments

Ever look in the mirror and go 'WTF? I look like I've run out of meds.' Yeah, I'm kind of at that moment right now.

Memory Loss Happens to the Best of Us

On April 29, 2020 By Sean D. LaytonIn Houseguest, Humor12 Comments

My memory sucks. All I wanted to do was go up to the grocery store. But I just couldn't find my damned wallet.

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About Sean Layton

Born in the UK, I have lived most of my life under the blazing Arizona sun. Okay, that’s a lie, I’ve been sheltering in the air-conditioned indoors. Anyway, I’m a starving writer with an MFA in creative writing (screenwriting & fiction) from ASU.

After attempting to amuse my friends for years with Facebook posts, I decided to make my tales of woe and musings on life in my tiny universe available online for an even larger audience to ignore (at their own peril).

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  • Surviving the Scorching Heat: Tales from the Bird Spa.
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What others call poor decision making, I call teachable moments.

Now step back a safe distance and watch and learn.

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