Being Human

Why Marriage Counseling is a Bad Idea, Vol. 1
A wife asked her husband to read my ‘Shitty Husbands’ posts, which happens more than I’d like. (Because passive-aggressively telling…
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The Book Project, Vol. 2
You probably think I’m procrastinating. (And you’re technically correct.) But in the context of my life, things are right on…
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A Post About Nothing and Everything
I’ve been sitting here staring at the screen. Another one of those I-don’t-know-what-to-write moments. “What happens if you just took…
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Our Fake Lives
I don’t know how much of my life is real. Less than half, maybe. Sometimes you just have to stop…
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How to Scare Bruce Lee and Get Awesome at Stuff
I remember looking at the non-alphabetized letters on the keyboard and being amazed that people knew how to type fast.…
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A Response to “Hey Internet: Stop Trying to Inspire Me”
Jamie Varon published a four-minute read that rose to the top story on Medium where I saw it today. It’s…
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When a Partner Grieves: The Moment of Truth
“Your life is about to fall apart, you’re going to get divorced, and things will never be the same,” is…
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No Place Like Home
When you live somewhere far away from your hometown or a place with many friends and family, and then get…
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Road Trip!
As I do every summer, I head west today for my annual week of trouble making with family and friends…
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Do People’s Feelings Matter? That Depends.
I once wrote that feelings are bullshit. Except I wrote it more dramatically: “Feelings. Are. Bullshit.” That probably seems rich…
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