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The Hourglass Theory
Great. This guy again, I thought.
It was Joe. A guy I used to work with.
He was a newspaper…
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The Phantom Pain
It was a typical winter day in Ohio.
Around 9 a.m.
Co-workers were milling around, getting coffee and chatting.
I…
The Lessons of ‘Breaking Bad’
Author’s Note:
There are no spoilers in this post.
I know everyone’s talking about this show and annoying all of…
Take Nothing for Granted
Statistically speaking, 146,000 people will die today.
I wonder how many of them will see it coming.
Millions lose jobs…
The Penis Talk: A Conversation With My Five-Year-Old Son
Earlier this week, my son, who is in his third week of kindergarten, exposed his penis to other boys in…
Grade School Shenanigans, Vol. 2: He Did What!?!?
The two most-commonly told jokes in men’s restrooms among both acquaintances and strangers, go like this:
“Oh, so this is…
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…
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…
