tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55245891629361967672026-05-18T09:27:00.002-04:00The musings of a madman...Life, love, hip hop, humor AND instructions on how to cook a bangin'-ass meal... all in one place.Phliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031449666763308noreply@blogger.comBlogger1437125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524589162936196767.post-37226185730074211512026-04-30T07:30:00.015-04:002026-04-30T07:45:30.889-04:00True Story©... Date Night It's spring, y'all, that means I'm back cutting grass for the money…Not that I'm hurting for cash in a two-income household, but I really do love the additional cash in hand if I wanna just up and grab me and/or Wife Person™ a new pair of Nikes or just be like "cover up your titties and put on some shoes, we going to eat something good" on a Sunday morning without first Phliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031449666763308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524589162936196767.post-42521833729937409672026-04-23T07:30:00.004-04:002026-04-23T07:30:00.117-04:00True Story©… Taco Tuesday (Don't ask me why the editor change the color of my soles, smh) We moved into this house on October 20, 2021.July 3, 2022, I made an active decision to buckle the rest of the way down in my weight loss and health journey and set aside alcohol. Given the nature of and reasoning behind that decision, most of my meals are home-cooked and almost always by me because I work Phliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031449666763308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524589162936196767.post-70745533919566386072026-04-09T07:30:00.010-04:002026-04-09T07:32:25.423-04:00True Story©... The Snap Back I seriously hate when things I thought I had dispatched of boomerang right back to me.I hate worse when those things happen to mix themselves with what I've had going on in the meantime before returning.Worst of all, I hate when the shit happens REAL quickly.My doorbell rang...Me: "Nonono, nope... Not doing this again!"Them: "But I NEED you!"Me: "You just finished Phliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031449666763308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524589162936196767.post-67858849386983319412026-04-02T07:30:00.007-04:002026-04-02T09:18:42.899-04:00True Story©... "Produced By Phlip" (artist's rendering) I've been busy, and I'm here to expla--...S'cuse me, I need to throw back to a phone call I made a few weeks ago...Them: "I been kinda waiting on this call."Me: "Bro, you said my name in a track?"Jericho: "Heh, yeah I kinda did. It was a compliment, a thanks though."Me: "Appreciate it, I guess. I mean, I ain't do MOST of that shit you said I did thoughPhliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031449666763308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524589162936196767.post-9293231174198385852026-02-26T07:30:00.002-05:002026-02-26T07:54:08.285-05:00True Story©... The Mechanic"Bro, I need some advice real quick."Ahh shit... I know how this goes.Me: "Does that 'advice' involve my cashapp account?"Him: "Nah, I'm up right now and that's kinda the problem."Me: "Oh, this should be good. What's up?"Him: "So my neighbor, the--..."Me: "The hot headed wee feller that is aggressively balding in his 20s? The one with the V6 charger racing Altimas on Randleman Road."Him: "Phliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031449666763308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524589162936196767.post-3029069478625880952026-02-19T07:30:00.006-05:002026-02-19T07:30:00.111-05:00True Story©... Career UpdateI was going to call, I swear!I'm chilling at my desk Monday when the phone rings...Me: "Hello?"Caller: "I just text you a link."Me: "Bro, I found that link last week. I don't use Spotify when Google packages YouTube Music on the Pixel automatically. Also, good morning Jigga--... shit, Jericho Jackson."Jericho: "You can call me Blicky Bobby now."Me: "I will call you by your fucking name."Phliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031449666763308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524589162936196767.post-81680704856894374072026-02-12T07:30:00.007-05:002026-02-12T08:06:02.596-05:00True Story©... Moe-tegé Valentine's Day is this weekend, y'all... While in general, I don't really much care for or about the day, there are little things in sometimes notice as I travel about my plans from week to week. I made a trip through Walmart and one to Walgreens for general merchandise and to refill a prescription, respectively, within the last few weeks. While I was in Walgreens in Phliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031449666763308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524589162936196767.post-66236254758367158452026-02-05T07:30:00.000-05:002026-02-05T11:13:32.977-05:00True Story©... The (In-)Famous Supreme Team pt II Where were we?Oh yes, ride along! They arranged to come and get me two days later, of course after assembling their team and getting the marching orders coordinated with all involved participants. Gotta make sure no one gets smoked not knowing where they should be standing, y'know.The morning of the jumpout, I got a text from Ramsbottom to be ready in anPhliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031449666763308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524589162936196767.post-60768469204411763922026-01-29T07:30:00.002-05:002026-01-29T07:43:02.809-05:00True Story©... The (In-)Famous Supreme Team! (this pic again? y'all know what time it is!) So I'm home Tuesday afternoon, on my lunch break enjoying Monday night's leftovers when the dogs snap to attention. Someone is outside.As a general rule, I don't address people who come to my door without me expecting them unless they're delivering a package -- which kind of means I WAS expecting them -- instead I'll Phliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031449666763308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524589162936196767.post-45087464561784033682026-01-21T07:30:00.009-05:002026-01-22T09:08:58.936-05:00True Story©... Crashout Assistance"Bro I'm finna crash the fuck out and need you to talk me down."So we just all gas and no brakes here on this fine afternoon, huh.Me: "First of all, why the fuck you at my house at noon on a Tuesday?"Homie: "I told you, I'm about to crash out on this b--..."Me: "Crash out on WHO!? And for what?"Homie: "My wife, man... You know when I work from home, everyone in the house knows to leave me alone Phliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031449666763308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524589162936196767.post-34081884990181888822026-01-08T07:30:00.007-05:002026-01-08T08:40:54.617-05:00True Story©... That ol' Biological Clock "Moe,I don't know that this is your wheelhouse, but I'm running low on options now...My wife and I have been married for two and a half years now, and are having a bit of a problem. We're wholly on the same page as far as family goals, i.e. we definitely want children while we're still young enough to enjoy it and have been trying, but we've had trouble conceiving.After months of trying, Phliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031449666763308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524589162936196767.post-23701728329436611072025-12-25T07:30:00.106-05:002025-12-25T10:36:39.999-05:00True Story©... Holiday Conundrum Pt II - The Conclusion [Phlip note: if you weren't here last week, please start there before continuing]Welcome back...Me: "'Fuck you mean *I* gotta fix the future of Christmas!?"Santa: "You're the one who told me to go and get these Big Dick--..."Me: "... no--..."Santa: "Dig Bick Throbbers. You talked me into going to get these things. Now they're clearly sending my elves into cardiac trauma and it is up to you Phliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031449666763308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524589162936196767.post-53339738998043090102025-12-18T07:30:00.014-05:002025-12-18T07:30:00.115-05:00True Story©... A Holiday Conundrum I was off work on Tuesday... I LITERALLY spent the day on the couch, complaining about the fact that nothing comes on television that interests me in the daytime until I eventually just dozed the hell off. Well, almost literally... I had an appointment in the morning and had to step out into the abusive cold for a couple of hours, but then I was home on the couch Phliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031449666763308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524589162936196767.post-44599640703030207502025-12-04T07:30:00.010-05:002025-12-04T08:35:59.192-05:00True Story©... Reinvention Where these motherfuckers be getting my number from?I mean with this one, we knew he had my number but I still don't have a damned clue where he got it from.That's right, my phone rang...Me: "Hello?"Caller: "Okay, so you were right."Me: "About what? Whodis?"Caller: "About selling t-shirts not being worth it That shit was a WHOLE mess."Me: "Jigga--... Y'know Phliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031449666763308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524589162936196767.post-42063705351837445842025-11-20T07:30:00.016-05:002025-11-20T08:00:19.323-05:00True Story©... Checking In On Reality The cooler it gets outside, the fewer times a week I have to leave my house. These things are proportional... I will be back outdoors sometime around March. At this point, I am up to "put on pants"-level going outside about three times a week... Four if I am doing the Band Booster Dad thing. Being stuck-but-not-stuck in the house reveals to me thePhliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031449666763308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524589162936196767.post-74808379904976231612025-11-06T07:30:00.209-05:002025-11-06T07:48:01.790-05:00True Story©... PNC Politics "Not that this was necessarily what you asked, but yes in fact I have been thinking about this... What if we have been doing this politics and leadership thing all wrong all along?How, you ask?Well what if there is such a marked haste to make every single-ass decision with minds unfortunately clouded by a complete refusal to hear and/or consider opposing views due to not Phliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031449666763308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524589162936196767.post-22169577843612220522025-10-30T07:30:00.002-04:002025-10-30T07:32:28.886-04:00True Story©... We Want It That Way! I knew this damned day was coming... I knew as soon as I was "done" with it in September that I had not heard the last of this situation, and I said as much at the time. I guess my only real source of "surprise" is how little time it took to come back to me.To be totally honest, I shouldn't be all that surprised about that either. I say all that to say -- and y'all Phliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031449666763308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524589162936196767.post-12937388635037726262025-10-26T08:00:00.003-04:002025-10-26T10:53:32.991-04:00Writing About Writing vol 21 (yes, this is the permanent WaW image from now on) After some discussion with a couple of people, I've decided that I will be doing this once a month for the foreseeable future... The narration project was--... A challenge.In the challenge, I found that I have had to slightly alter how I approach the writing of a story. Today, we will discuss the Phliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031449666763308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524589162936196767.post-20750770349161656552025-10-23T07:30:00.009-04:002025-10-23T07:50:52.427-04:00True Story©... The BBB Sometimes when I get bored, I go to Craigslist...Not because I need or intend to buy anything, just to kill a little time. Don't knock me for this, I've found two of my cars and Yeti doing JUST this. Anyway, I'm on Craigslist last week and I happened upon a "personal services" ad that REALLY piqued my curiosity, and no I was not in the "pussy for sale" Phliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031449666763308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524589162936196767.post-69923870485666162512025-10-16T07:30:00.022-04:002025-10-16T07:30:00.109-04:00True Story©... Home Invasion! Not to let y'all in on anything more than you want to, need to -- or particularly ASKED -- about me, but I sleep naked no matter the season. The only difference is I close my bedroom door when Ava is at my house and not with my ex wife a woman I had a wedding with once...Why am I telling y'all all of this?Because we had to deal with a home invasion last night!  Phliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031449666763308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524589162936196767.post-57656103803701905022025-10-09T07:30:00.003-04:002025-10-09T07:30:00.113-04:00True Story©... Training My Replacement I'm obsessive... After my decision first to add narration to True Story© and then actually STARTING the project to get it done, I realized I would not be able to rest until I had them all up on YouTube. This means I would be multitasking with the AI to read, then listen back to each and every one.If you have been paying attention to me on BookFace or following the YouTube Phliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031449666763308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524589162936196767.post-283977570207622382025-10-02T07:30:00.003-04:002025-10-02T07:30:00.123-04:00True Story©... Recruiting "Hey buddy, you remember me?" I'mma keep it all the way funky with y'all...When someone asks me some shit like that and I wasn't looking to have already determined whether or not I'd ever met them, I adopt a "lie first and then sort it out" approach. I've found that this helps keep my ass out of situations I might not desire to be in.I turned around...Me: "Um... I can'tPhliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031449666763308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524589162936196767.post-67791985270782048352025-09-28T08:00:00.014-04:002025-09-28T08:00:00.127-04:00Writing About Writing vol 20 (New WaW image, y'all!) Y'all know True Story© is a whole construction/production process and I am 90% of the crew?It starts with a spark. I see something out in the world as I do my daily "life" thing. Something will happen in my field of view/hearing and--...Wait...Y'all DO know that there is always some element of something that happened in every story, right? &Phliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031449666763308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524589162936196767.post-63973455229198254392025-09-25T07:30:00.023-04:002025-09-25T08:55:53.550-04:00True Story©... Sasquatch vs Yeti - The Rematch Fall officially began this week on Monday. For those of us here in west-central North Carolina, the piedmont and foothills region, that means people will trek an hour or two west up to the Blue Ridge Parkway for nature's annual light show in the changing of the leaves. As mundane and unworthy of the trip as this sounds, this is a thing that people drive into the region Phliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031449666763308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524589162936196767.post-24640326043234382422025-09-18T07:30:00.006-04:002025-09-18T07:31:52.639-04:00True Story©... The Other Shoe Drops Frequently, I find myself waiting on the other shoe to fall. This is not, like, an ACTIVE thing in the very least but for someone with my kind of history it is just kind of understood that bullshit begets bullshit. I'd say "trust me," but I'm comfortable that most of you are not new here and even if you are there are hundreds of thousands of published words to make the Phliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16291031449666763308noreply@blogger.com0