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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…
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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…
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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…
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Good Shit
You might think I lack self-confidence. The entire theme of Must Be This Tall To Ride has a sometimes serious,…
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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…
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Writer’s Block
I lose sleep over it. Writer’s block. Because this project matters to me. Other than my son and job, I…
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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…
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The Top 10 List
In junior high, most of the kids made Top 10 lists ranking the girls or boys they liked in our…
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Technical Difficulties
I spilled beer on my computer keyboard and broke it. It got drunk. It passed out. And then died of…
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