Try not to vomit. Try not to cry.
I’m trying not to vomit. It’s not easy. I look over at Meredith. She’s also trying not to vomit. This makes it even harder for me not to. Someone should tell this cabby that driving like a toddler playing with a toy fire engine won’t get us to the airport any sooner. Not in stop […]
Suitable conversation for cocktail parties and ice cream socials.
What causes us to commit self-destructive acts? Why do we so often declare war on ourselves? I think about these kinds of things. Almost every day as of late. While I think about this topic a lot, I infrequently discuss it. It’s not the kind of conversation that’s suitable for cocktail parties and ice cream socials. […]
Hey, have you ever heard of Bo-taoshi?
You are perched atop a pole no girthier than a support on a screened in porch of a modest ranch in suburban America. But you’re not in America. You’re barely able to balance on the pole due to the topper that resembles a truncated lighting rod. You hold on anyway. You are the ninja. You’re […]
Let’s be more like Patrick and Christina
I’ll tell you how it goes… You find yourself with a specific agenda. You have to sell something to someone, raise money from someone or persuade someone to take a particular action. Then you approach other people. You ask them to take some kind of action in accordance with your agenda. Some people oblige you. But […]
Waves of opportunity
The Costa Rican sun floats down between the clouds. She drapes over my shoulders with a softness that could make a peach jealous. Adorned with mother nature’s boxing robe, I’m ready to fight the crashing waves before us. I smirk at my newly minted wife and we burst onto the Pacific. I awkwardly fasten myself atop a boogie board and […]
Kind of like brushing your teeth
I would prefer not to brush my teeth every morning and every evening. Three or four minutes a day might not sound like a lot but I could come up with plenty of activities I’d rather engage in each day. Plus sometimes I’m rushing and spill toothpaste on my clothes. But still, I brush my […]
For goodness sake
I’m crouched down on the balls of my feet, leaning against my son’s single bed for support. There’s both a box spring and a mattress. They rise almost to the top of the spindled head board. It’s the same bed set that I used growing up. It’s half of a bunk bed set. Different mattress, […]
Your fear of speaking and 9 ways to beat it
When I was seventeen I jumped off bridges in March and drove my car 100-mph but I was scared to ask girls out on dates. Yep – that water had blocks of ice floating in it. I could’ve used some of it in my veins. The most common fear isn’t death or imminent physical danger. It’s […]
Why we don’t care about the iPhone 6
In 1998 the US Treasury unveiled the new 20 dollar bill (the middle 20 above). Andrew Jackson got a series facelift. I recall many people saying it looked like play money with the larger faces and numbers. It was noteworthy. Since 1998 there have been some minor changes here and there. You can see that […]
