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Are these guys as terrible as they look? And was I just as terrible at their age?

Charlie and I played golf yesterday on a small, local course. The group in front of us consisted of three young men. If I had to guess, they were probably 17-19 years old. More than likely high school or college students. One of them was barefoot and carrying a six pack of beer. As he…

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Ghosted

A friend was recently ghosted by a man who she’d been dating for a few weeks. No phone call. No text message. Just silence. She told me that she’s worried about running into the man again. She’s worried about how awkward it might be to see him again. “No,” I said. “Don’t be ridiculous.” It’s…

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Snowflake Samuel Alito is right. He is a bigot.

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito recently complained that “you can’t say that marriage is a union between one man and one woman. Now it’s considered bigotry.” Correct, you bigoted snowflake. You whiny, pathetic ignoramus. An equally disgusting sentiment might’ve been uttered in the 1960’s by opponents to desegregation. “You can’t say that black and white…

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Still kneeling. Still winning.

In case you missed it, the quarterbacks of the Lions and the Texans (among others) both knelt during the singing of the national anthem yesterday. Twitter exploded both in both favor and opposition to this demonstration of free speech and support for social justice. Trump tweeted “No thanks!” A few interesting things about the Twitter…

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Thankful for possibility

On this Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for possibility. I’m not sure why this has always been my instinct, but I’m always looking around the next corner. Relentlessly exploring uncharted territory. Constantly pursuing the next big thing. This is what I find myself so thankful for these days. A life filled with possibility, where every day, week,…

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When I was a child, I had a pet raccoon

I saw a raccoon sitting in the road on Sunday morning.   Probably not the healthiest raccoon in the world given that it was broad daylight and it appeared unconcerned about the enormous vehicle heading in its direction. I actually pulled alongside side the animal, and for a moment, felt the desire to step out…

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Waiting 14 hours for a cheeseburger

California fast food chain In-N-Out Burger opened its first two Colorado locations over the weekend in Aurora and Colorado Springs. Lines in Aurora reportedly reached two miles long according to police who struggled to control traffic all day, with some customers waiting 14 hours to be served. 14 hours is more than half a day.…

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Forcing himself on us

Is anyone really surprised that Donald Trump is trying to force himself on us even after we said no? Is anyone surprised that during this weekend’s G-20 summit, Trump spent the bulk of his time rage tweeting about the election rather than listening and speaking about the matters at hand? Is anyone surprised that when…

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Tasmania is real because my book found its way there.

I heard from a teacher in Tasmania this week. Her students insisted that she send me a message about Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend. She says that she reads the book to her students every year, and they always love it. She says that this year, her students were so invested in the story that…

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Musical snobbery that must be stopped

I learned today that the lack of applause between movements in a classical music performance is a twentieth century convention, and it is the result of snobbery. In Beethoven, Mozart, and Bach’s day, applause between movements was standard and expected. But in the early twentieth century, elitist jackasses began withholding their applause in order to…

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