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Post-Scholastic Stress Disorder 23 Aug 2013 | 08:03 pm
It’s the last week of August. This was just about when the nightmares would begin. Bolting awake, I would find myself gasping for air and drenched with sweat. What day is this? I’d be terrified that...
Say Hey! How Did You Get This Number? 15 Aug 2013 | 08:02 pm
Here’s the whole story about Willie Mays. But be prepared: It’s filled with drama and suspense. Okay, maybe that’s a slight exaggeration. It’s filled with stupidity and hurt feelings. And a sense of r...
Gone, and Pretty Much Forgotten 7 Aug 2013 | 08:15 pm
We’re losing things. We may not even realize it’s happening, because they’re the kinds of things we don’t pay a lot of attention to, so we fail to notice when they disappear. It’s something like when ...
Every Little Makes A Mickle 30 Jul 2013 | 05:58 pm
In the world, nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes. – Benjamin Franklin Putting a quote at the top of a page is an old trick, one that serves several useful functions. First, it t...
Let’s Play It By Ear 22 Jul 2013 | 07:43 pm
The subject of ears seemed to come up a lot. Maybe it was because we spent so much time seated in crowded classrooms with our hands folded on the desk in front of us. Or because we had such an incurab...
Aboard this Tiny Ship 14 Jul 2013 | 11:45 pm
I waste too much of my brain engaged in trivial thoughts. I’m frequently tempted to call the toll-free numbers on the sides of food packages, just to see if anyone is really there. I struggle to remem...
People Everywhere 5 Jul 2013 | 08:14 pm
I peer out the window on a sunny July afternoon, scanning right and left, and covering the full semicircle within view. All is quiet, and still. The scene is unsettling, like a dream that’s disturbing...
Too Much Inspiration 27 Jun 2013 | 04:13 pm
Everyone likes to sound as though they know what they’re talking about. Well, almost everyone, that is. I shy away from that sort of thing, because once people think you know something, they start ask...
Getting Over My Down-Under Fantasy 19 Jun 2013 | 08:45 pm
There was a time when I wanted to go to Australia. This was back when my travel experience included nothing more than a couple of drives up and down the east coast of the United States, where much of ...
The Lady from Montana 11 Jun 2013 | 01:00 pm
“I want to stand by my country, but I cannot vote for war.” — Jeannette Rankin, Representative from Montana, during 1917 vote “If I had known you were going to vote against it, I might have had the co...
