Sentimentality has its benefits.
I’m not a sentimental person when it comes to physical objects. I rarely attach meaning to things, even when given to me for specific reasons and by specific people. Truthfully,…
Resolution update: August 2013
In an effort to hold myself accountable, I post the progress of my yearly goals at the end of each month on this blog. The following are the results through…
Best prank ever
I pride myself on some outstanding pranks over the years. True moments of embarrassment and surprise perpetrated on my closest friends and colleagues. Nothing has ever come close to this.…
Every Daddy’s dream
A smiling, little boy with a golf club in hand, wearing an RJ Julia Booksellers tee-shirt and riding a fire truck. Perfection in its purest form.
Unbridled enthusiasm
I’m always a little excited about the new school year, but that excitement is always tempered by the fact that it spells the end of my summer vacation. This is…
So close to joy!
Can you believe this? So close to losing. So close to deserved heartbreak. So close to unbelievably joyous schadenfreude.
Left handers rejoice! Ink smears be gone!
My friend (and fictional character), Mrs. Gosk, has a tradition of giving me a new pen at the onset of every new school year. This year she has outdone herself,…
I still want my $25,000 back, damn it.
George Zimmerman has asked that the state of Florida to reimburse him for up to $300,000 for expenses he incurred while successfully defending himself in court after shooting and killing…
If you’re still upset about a forgotten wedding gift, the blame my lie in your genetic code.
From a New York Times piece entitled When You Can’t Forget the Gifts You Didn’t Get: In the hierarchy of social transgressions, the wedding-gift omission, for some, is a sin…
Shortcomings and Flaws: 2013
A reader once accused me of being materialistic after I wrote about my lack of a favorite number, specifically criticizing me for saying that when it comes to my salary,…
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