Starbucks offers me one more reason to love my wife
As a follow-up to yesterday’s list of 99 reasons that I love my wife, I thought I’d add this: My wife likes Starbucks very much. She enjoys Starbucks beverages as…
I am like a tree in one very specific way, at least according to my daughter.
A few weeks ago, I discovered that my daughter doesn’t think I sleep. Because I am out of bed every day by 4:30 and back in bed well after she…
99 more reasons that I love Elysha Dicks
Today is our eighth wedding anniversary. Last year I listed 99 reasons that I love my wife. Today, I listed 99 new ones. __________________________ 1. She was not aware of…
The amazing, astounding Abercrombie adults
There are people standing inside Abercrombie & Fitch stores throughout America at this very moment. They have found their way into its chilled, cologne-infused, overly sonorous interior because they want…
I worry that George R.R. Martin will die before finishing his Song of Fire and Ice series, and yes, that’s not a nice thing to think.
George R.R. Martin is the author of the popular "Song of Fire and Ice" series, which you may know better as "Game of Thrones." He’s currently writing the sixth book…
Productivity tip #8: A succinct and accurate description of my work flow
In the past month, three people have asked me to describe my workflow. I wasn’t sure what to say at first (because I honestly still don’t understand the question), but…
No one talks baby off the hill
For about 15 minutes, my daughter had no interest in my cousin’s wedding. While the bride and groom danced, she opted to sit on the side of a hill and…
The exuberance of elderly warriors
One of the students in my writing camp introduced me to this beautiful, amazing, perfect video. I can’t recommend this enough. Sigur Rós - Hoppípolla from sigur rós on Vimeo.
Serious geography geek material
I am a geography geek. When I was eight years old, I was given an atlas and a globe for my birthday. I was in heaven. Unfortunately, this was also…
The boys at the Big Swim Meet had no idea how fleeting boyhood is. Once gone, you will long for it forever.
This bit of newspaper was printed circa 1930. It describes the “Big Swimming Meet” at Yawgoog Scout Reservation, the same place where I would spend my summers half a century…
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