It’s the end of the year, and of course we gots to take a look back.
You better buckle up , Bud, ‘cuz you are in for a ton of fun, Jack…
Greetings and salutations! If you’re just tuning in, we just wrapped up 2024 and put a big-ass bow on it, placing it under the Christmas tree, hoping to forgot about it forever…
Well, actually I won’t get into the debate of whether it was a great year or the shittiest one on record. ‘Round here I like to keep things focused on the little picture, and while 2024 saw me transition from weekly musings to bi-weekly blabbings, I must say I had fun telling some of the stories that I have this year. Now the question is, will you enjoy reading them as much as I have enjoyed weaving them together? I sure hope so.
Looking back now, I kinda realize that I went off on primarily a handful of themes: technology and my love of candy, cheating–intentional and unintentional–and my on-going delve into all things identity fraud. Go ahead–click on any of the links to be taken to those particular collections (subject to me actually making those pages). In general, though, I suspect you came here to get a sampling of the best of the best of 2024 that The Point of the Story has to offer. Well, Dear Reader, you are in luck. Please, peruse below the highlights of what came forth from the loins of my mind in 2024.
Oh, and just for funsies, I injected the literary device of the unreliable narrator into my writings. If you come across one with the tag ‘Unreliable Narrator’ at the bottom, I invite you to read (or re-read) it with a suspicious eye. But then again, to you would I ever lie? [Obligatory elipsis ending…]
5 Min Read
When you hear ‘pudding’, you’re bound to ask “Yum! What flavor?”
This time, though, you best not ask (and you’re welcome for the favor…)
6 Min Read
Just cuz somebody is a real smarty-pants doesn’t mean they don’t make dumb decisions on occasion.
And, no, I’m not returning my medal, man…
5 Min Read
Has an unexpected interstate lawman come a-knockin’ at your door?
Demand they double-check–surely you ain’t the guy they’re looking for…
5 Min Read
Who can make a boy’s wildest dream come true? The Candy Man can!
And who can trash that dream? The Anti-Candy Ma’am can! Or so she thinks…
8 Min Read
This is a warning to any kiddie-stalkers that look oddly like my friend, my dude:
You keep following those girls, and I swear I’ll end you…
9 Min Read
They have origin stories! They have alter-egos! But if I got an origin story for my alter-ego?
That just might make me a super super-hero…
4 Min Read
Have you ever caught yourself daydreaming about your clean-cut mom or dad suddenly cussing like a sailor?
Then today’s your lucky day, sir…
5 Min Read
Once, twice–even thrice–mom’s message has been read.
You rub your eyes, scratch your head–you can’t believe what she actually just said…
5 Min Read
I knew I was doing something right when a University big-wig asked to meet one-on-one.
Problem was, I had no idea what good deed I had done…
6 Min Read
You swear you weren’t meaning to get a leg up on the competition
But now you gotta fix the situation without drawing too much attention…
5 Min Read
Amidst our many arguments, one thing was never up for debate.
Dad and I both knew that I could never drive that ----- tractor straight…
6 Min Read
Long story short, when Mom asked I said “screw it” and told her the truth.
“I fully intend to spend the evening abusing my sweet tooth…”
4 Min Read
That sweettooth of yours already got you in trouble once, kid.
But just you wait until Dad discovers the second half of the damage you did…
4 Min Read
Young man, pay no heed to the siren’s call of 90s technology!
It’s not worth the cost for some sweet eye candy (and I mean that literally…)
Content created on: 2/3/4 January 2025 (Thurs/Fri/Sat)
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