Read more about the article My father rode horses all his life. I rode horses until they were taken away. Watching my kids ride horses, even for a day, was magical.

My father rode horses all his life. I rode horses until they were taken away. Watching my kids ride horses, even for a day, was magical.

I grew up on a horse farm until my parents divorced around age 7 or 8. For a few years of my childhood, I practically lived on the back of…

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Read more about the article I have a lot of stories to tell. More than you could ever imagine. I suspect that Bill Murray would understand why.

I have a lot of stories to tell. More than you could ever imagine. I suspect that Bill Murray would understand why.

Bill Murray on the Howard Stern show: Howard Stern: "Who teaches you to tell a story? Is it something you are born with?" Bill Murray: "No, I don't think you're…

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Read more about the article My possibly petulant “I told you so” climate change Kickstarter idea: I need your feedback. Am I an idiot?

My possibly petulant “I told you so” climate change Kickstarter idea: I need your feedback. Am I an idiot?

Earlier in the week, I wrote about the sound byte being used by Republicans in response to questions about the existence of climate change: “I’m not a scientist.” Variations of…

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Read more about the article I was once homeless, living in my 1992 Toyota Tercel. But that still seemed spacious compared to this apartment.

I was once homeless, living in my 1992 Toyota Tercel. But that still seemed spacious compared to this apartment.

I have managed to live in some small spaces in my time. For about two years, I shared a former pantry-turned-bedroom off the kitchen in the home of a family…

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