Girl at fence
Years from now, my daughter will ask: “What was I gazing at, Daddy, with such earnestness? A towering mountaintop? A raging river? A brilliant sunset? An unpredictable, albeit bright, future.”…
I can make even the most hardened FBI agent crazy
The members of the Westboro Baptist Church—the lunatic fringe group that pickets soldiers’ funerals with hate speech— was invited to Quantico Marine Base in Virginia to assist in training agents on…
Resolution update: June 2011
1. Lose 23 pounds, bringing me down to my high school track and field weight. Down fourteen pounds since the beginning of the year. Nine to go. Even my doctor…
Revising seventeenth century essayists for the better
My friend, Shep, sent me this quote, which he liked a lot: Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think. -Jean de la…
Our own little sweatshop
While I was mowing the lawn, my wife made a skirt for my daughter. A skirt. Sure, it takes a long time to write a novel, and it requires a…
Once is fine. But this is a pattern of stupidity.
I’m almost finished reading Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN. Amongst the many controversies cited in the book is Jemele Hill’s regrettable reference to Hitler…
Unforgettable duet
Tonight I put my daughter to bed on my own. She asked me to sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. I started singing, and then she joined me. A first. We…
The world is a strange, strange place
Things like this remind me of how little we perceive of our world:
I walk like a duck. And perhaps it’s how I should be playing golf, too. And maybe I should just quit.
I was playing golf with friends yesterday when one of them, a longtime friend and colleague who plays well and has taught me a great deal about the game, said,…
Five rules to guarantee a successful the public marriage proposal
I just watched three of the most gut-wrenching failed public marriage proposals ever. The most cringe-worthy moments you could ever imagine. For your enjoyment, I have posted them (along with…
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