Dear Lisa, Oh boy. Where do I begin? I’m writing in response to your recent blog post entitled, “When You’re Done Bashing Alcoholics Anonymous – it May be the Thing that Saves Your Life.” Your post was well-written and thorough and it was a powerful retort to the ever-growing and increasingly vocal contingent comprised of…

Dearest family and friends, Happy holidays! What a crazy year it has been in the Okulski – Laitos household! Life has been so hectic that, unfortunately, I just haven’t had time to put out the usual holiday card this year.  Just kidding. Obviously, I don’t really have the adulting skills to do the Christmas letter…

[This is part II of a two-part series where I relay my experiences from this past Halloween. After posting a silly, yet mildly offensive, comment on Nextdoor.com where I sought advice on how to get rid of little children, I was lambasted with insults from two unstable male Nextdoor.com users. Mark had called me a…

I feel compelled to share about two subjects that I recently learned were very controversial. These subjects are: (1) children; and (2) Halloween. I know that Halloween is over and that most people have shifted their focus onto Christmas, but my Halloween was so exceptionally absurd and horrifying that it has stuck with me. And,…

I went into law for a very specific reason and it wasn’t to be a lawyer. I was drawn to the law because I wanted to learn the framework we humans devised to govern our lives and behaviors. As someone who is constantly seeking to gain a deeper understanding of human nature and the human…

Another tragic and high profile suicide happened today – Chris Cornell, the former Soundgarden front man, strangled himself in his hotel room mere hours after posting on social media. While I cannot pretend to know what led to this suicide, one thing I can predict is the momentary uptick in the national conversation about mental…

Because yesterday was Earth Day, I feel compelled to write about some of my thoughts on “environmentalism” and what we can do to reverse some of the dangerous and detrimental environmental trends we have been witnessing in recent years (and likely will continue to witness in coming years). I am not going to write some…

This blog is a collection of the thoughts preoccupying my mind right now. It rambles a little and I want to warn any potential readers in advance. I started this blog in order to live my life more out in the open and with the hope that, by sharing my stories in an unfiltered way,…