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Shoot it in the face!
Posted on July 17, 2011 | 5 CommentsI am a child of the 80s and have really fond memories of playing the brand new Galaga machine at Azar’s Big Boy restaurant with my dad when I was... -
Endings and Beginnings
Posted on September 24, 2009 | 6 CommentsThe rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated, but the reality hasn’t been sunshine and roses. My father nearly died in March after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke. If it... -
Graduation
Posted on March 25, 2009 | 1 CommentTen years ago this spring, I graduated from High School. It’s almost unbelievable that it’s been so long, it certainly doesn’t seem like a third of my life has passed... -
Memes about Me
Posted on February 15, 2008 | 4 CommentsI rarely participate in chain letters (and I do recall getting one or two physical letters before the internet was popular) or mass e-mails and the like (they still arrive... -
Photo of the Day: Me at Three
Posted on January 14, 2008 | 3 CommentsHere’s a shot of me at three years old, giving authority all the respect it deserves, while strawberry popsicle runs down my chin onto my turtleneck shirt. -
Meet My Dogs
Posted on December 8, 2007 | 2 CommentsBorder Collies are a gift I inherited from my father, and most of my 27 years have been filled with at least one by my side. Measuring my life in... -
Make My Day or Make Fido Pay?
Posted on November 21, 2007 | 2 CommentsI feel a change in the air, and it’s not just that lovely autumn breeze bringing the first snow of the season. It’s a mood change, a political change, a... -
Photo of the Day: CHRIS
Posted on September 2, 2007 | No Comments -
In Search of the Great American Hero
Posted on September 2, 2007 | No CommentsAlmost a decade on, I still find this one of my favorite pieces. It was written for my college application essays and worked for Stanford and Yale. Harvard and Princeton... -
Narcissism and My First F
Posted on August 26, 2007 | 3 CommentsThe Narcissism of Minor DifferencesPart 1. Wherein the author describes independently theorizing NoMD in 9th grade and getting an F for it.Part 2. Wherein the author applies the NoMD theory...
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