Seth 
“Oh sure you can spend the night, we’ll just pull out the air mattress….” When my wife and I first got married I would dread visiting her parents. You too? Well, I didn’t dread it for the normal reasons, I’m afraid. I just knew that whenever I visited them I was in for a terrible … Read more
If shoes make the man, then I have always struggled to find my manhood. When I do happen to find a pair of dress shoes that fit I wear them until they literally fall off my feet, or the soles are so full of holes I might as well be wearing sandals or going barefoot. … Read more
There must be something in a man’s blood that makes him need a recliner. Or maybe it’s just me. When my wife and I first got married we bought a used recliner so that my wife could recover in it after a difficult child birth. I’m not proud of it but she pretty much had … Read more
So you’ve finally found yourself a pair of shoes that fit…at least mostly. Or maybe they just look awesome. Either way, after wearing them for a day, your feet are screaming in protest. They aren’t supportive, they have an odd shape, they have no cushion…the list of what can be wrong with a shoe is … Read more
Being fat is hard. Having been overweight for most of my life you’d think that I’d have gotten good at it but it’s still a grind. However, even after all these years, there’s not much that throws my condition in my face as much as being refused life insurance coverage. It’s only happened to me … Read more
If you’re morbidly obese, you’re well aware that it’s a cruel lot in life. The worst part is that, according to many doctors and product manufacturers, you literally might be too fat to exercise and lose weight. “Oh you weigh over 500 pounds? Sorry, we don’t have any exercise equipment that will support you. And … Read more
Despite being very well off, my grandpa has had the same furniture on his patio for over 40 years. His kids have given him new patio furniture which has come on and gone but the same few items have been there since before I can remember. During that time, the chairs and the swing frame … Read more
If you’re a big guy or girl you’ve probably been thinking about increasing your fitness level or losing weight for awhile. I know that when I was at my heaviest I didn’t necessarily care about losing weight, I just wanted to be able to walk up a flight of stairs without losing my breath and … Read more
Finding clothing as a plus size girl or big guy used to be the biggest challenge in the world. Ten years ago if I wanted to find t-shirts that fit at my local mall my only store option was “Big Dogs” a big and tall store with Mastiffs and St. Bernards on all of their … Read more
When I was younger, office chairs for overweight people weren’t really a thing. Or maybe I just didn’t notice because I wasn’t as fat as I am now. Whatever the reason, I didn’t think about it until my work chair started making some pretty concerning sounds. I know I’m not alone in this, but the … Read more