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The Underdog
I have to set the record straight.
Because a lot of people seem to think I’m this big mess of…
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How to Feel Grateful
I just watched Life of Pi.
Reading the book was on my to-do list. But I just never got around…
Sept. 11, 2001: A Reflection on Freedom
It’s the jumpers plummeting to their deaths that I’ll always think of first.
A half hour earlier, everyone in those…
The Write Stuff: Dysfunctional Literacy
I’ve decided to write about writing.
Maybe it can be a regular thing. Maybe I’ll do it every Sunday.
Maybe…
Good Shit
You might think I lack self-confidence.
The entire theme of Must Be This Tall To Ride has a sometimes serious,…
How to Succeed at Anything
It’s not easy.
But it is simple.
If you want to succeed—in anything, whether it be love, or work, or…
Writer’s Block
I lose sleep over it.
Writer’s block.
Because this project matters to me. Other than my son and job, I…
The Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire Routine
There’s a guy.
I don’t know him.
He recently started dating a girl.
And I know her well enough to…
The Top 10 List
In junior high, most of the kids made Top 10 lists ranking the girls or boys they liked in our…
Technical Difficulties
I spilled beer on my computer keyboard and broke it.
It got drunk. It passed out. And then died of…