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3 weeks ago | 
kevinmd.com | Kyle Wells |Jennifer Roelands |Michele Luckenbaugh |Kasey M. Johnson
I’ve been an X-ray and CT technologist for almost ten years, and I’ve always taken pride in my work. But nothing could have prepared me—or any of us—for what the COVID-19 pandemic brought. It wasn’t just the virus itself; it was the way it exposed the cracks in our health care system, the way it pushed us all to our limits, and the way it changed how we saw our work, our patients, and each other.
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Jun 22, 2024 | 
medium.com | Kyle Wells
By Kyle Wells Photo by K E on Unsplash I recently read a "study" about our smelling capabilities. You know, how we kind of can sniff each other out? The study suggests we like some stank better than others. Who stanky? You stanky, and I might prefer your stank to others.
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Sep 1, 2023 | 
medium.com | Kyle Wells
Back in October of 2010, one of my all time favorite punk rock n roll bands came to Cleveland by way of So-Cal. I had just seen them a year before in nearby Youngstown, Ohio. The venue in Youngstown was great, plenty of standing room for Social Distortion's "veteran" fans like myself. I stood back with the other veteran fans and enjoyed it immensely. My younger brother, on the other hand, was in the thick of the mosh-pit throwing people into oblivion - he had some shit to work out.
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Aug 27, 2023 | 
medium.com | Kyle Wells
Another Tale of Human ComplexityGramps is long gone. Died in the 90s. I never knew any other paternal grandfather. My Dad's real father was gone before I could remember. My Step-Gramps was - to my memory - kind, humorous, tough as nails, and a WW2 combat vet. He was a former boxer and had a nose as flat as a pancake. It was fantastic. He also loved to bake - no, not get stoned, actual baking cookies and shit. Oh, did I mention? He was also a racist. I knew this about him at a young age.
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Aug 13, 2023 | 
medium.com | Kyle Wells
I consider myself a pretty tolerant person. There are not a lot of things I despise, but I must confess, I simply cannot stand Country Music. I was strolling through a Dollar General store this morning and the first thing that jumped to my attention was the - weirdly loud - music pumping through the sound system. It was a country gospel song. Okay, so it is Sunday morning, but I'm at a Dollar General, not some local Baptist Church. But that's not the most annoying part.
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Aug 12, 2023 | 
medium.com | Kyle Wells
Click bait!Haha, I got you bastards!That wasn't very nice of me, was it? First I click baited you, then I called you a bastard. Wrong, just wrong. In truth, I am writing about french fries. I need to. I've been writing such heavy shit on here lately, I need a break from myself. Gross!So yeah, french fries, or more accurately, any kind of fried spud. So damn delicious! My wife and I are having tater tot's tonight in the air fryer.
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Jul 19, 2023 | 
medium.com | Kyle Wells
Being a step dad terrified me. I was a step child, and very aware of the trauma a kid can experience in this situation. I wanted to do nothing that resembled my experience. I married my wife in 2005 and became a step dad to her 8 year old daughter, Megan. My wife and I did not date long before we married, but while we did, I was highly sensitive to Megan's feelings. I did not, ever, want to be there in the morning when Megan woke, until after we married.
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Jul 17, 2023 | 
medium.com | Kyle Wells
Are you freaking out? C'mon, admit it, in particular, you type A personalities that love to think you control your environments. You're shitting your knickers, aren't you. What's in the news? UFOs baby! (UABs if your nasty.)No, not the "fringe" news, ALL of the news! "Can't explain" is becoming my favorite expression. This stuff is fun! Watching "expert's" eyes roll back in their heads. Humbling, isn't it? Go ahead, apply Occam's Razor and see what you come up with.
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Jul 16, 2023 | 
medium.com | Kyle Wells
I hear it and read it all the time. Dems, Repubs, Indies, Joe Schlunk that bathes in the river, and his embarrassed sister, Carol, all say it, "we are a broken country." And off to the Circle K they go for a Snickers and a six. What does that mean, exactly? Did a fault line form in St. Louis and crack us in half? I'm not a genius - by any stretch - but I have a few ideas.
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Jul 13, 2023 | 
medium.com | Kyle Wells
(Inspired by Larry David and the Bald Community)Go ahead, snicker or get pissed, but I'm not sure I'm joking. Reds have been a hassled lot, and need to unite. First off, let me set the ground rules for what constitutes entry into the Red Community. I suspect I'll have their full support. You must be born and raised a Red Head. Accepted colors can range from auburn, burgundy, light copper, burnt orange, red-orange, and certain shades of strawberry blonde.
