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People don’t care if you shed an obligation

Here’s something we should all remember: The most common reaction from others when you shed an obligation is nothing. The rituals, habits, procedures, routines, and concerns that you feel are so important in your life are often irrelevant to others. They may read your weekly wrap-up, appreciate your office birthday list, subscribe to your newsletter,…

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What I Like About Me

My friend, Heather Clow, published a list called “What I Like About Me” on her now defunct (unless she starts writing again!) blog “One Thousand Words Project.”I like her list a lot, and I like the idea, too. I think we deserve to be exceedingly kind to ourselves whenever possible. This can be tricky because…

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I am left-handed.

Today is International Lefthanders Day. I am left-handed. Or perhaps more accurately, I’m non-right-handed. At least that is what Dr. Geschwind a professor of human genetics, neurology, and psychiatry at the University of California School of Medicine argues. Left-handers, it turns out, have less asymmetric brains with more even distribution over the two hemispheres. “Perhaps…

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Great advice that I have always followed

I agree with both of these suggestions with equal ferocity. I’ve always felt so sorry for people who refuse to dance. As a wedding DJ, I’ve met many grooms, a handful of brides, and thousands of guests who don’t dance. In each case, I wanted to shake them from their stupor. I wanted to scream,…

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Why my marching band was bizarre and amazing

A piece in Alpha Mom extolls the virtues of a marching band. I couldn’t agree more. Just so we’re clear: Competitive marching bands perform elaborate routines on football fields, typically during the halftime of football games, but also against other marching bands in competitive settings. You may see a competitive marching band performing in a…

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Beating cancer is great. Bragging about it isn’t quite as good.

I don’t like it when people brag about beating cancer or brag about a friend or loved one beating cancer. I hear it often. “She kicked cancer’s ass.” “He wasn’t going to let something like cancer take him down.” “I fought long and hard and beat the disease.” I get it. Truly, I do. If…

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Not so bad after all

I worry about a lot of things when it comes to the pandemic, but one of the more insidious concerns of late has been the welfare of my children. You only get to be a child for a short period of your life, and now, with the coronavirus cancelling the Little League season, dance recitals,…

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You don’t like sleep

Yesterday I played the Unpopular Onion Game, listing 10 things that I don’t like but many people do. In addition to some much appreciated support for items like pickles, sushi, and Will Ferrell’s comedy, I also received lot of questions about some of the items on the list. I’ll do my best to answer some…

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The Unpopular Onion Game

10 Things Other People Seem to Love that I Truly Dislike Pickles Wes Anderson films Steely Dan Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade The Big Bang Theory Candy Crush Sleep Alcohol Sushi Will Ferrell’s comedy

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Never Have I Ever

Several weeks ago, back when the world was still normal, a popular meme went around on social media called “Never Have I Ever.” The goal of the game was to give yourself a point for every item on the list that you had never done. Here’s the list. It was a good premise, but I…

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