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Hangin’ With the Big Kids
I can’t remember the first time I tried to be cool and fit in, but I do remember the first time I thought I was actually pulling it off. I was ten or so and we were visiting family. I’m … Continue reading →
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Tagged growing up, just write, life lessons, Pinball, pizza, postaweek2011, quarters, relatives
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This is Going to Hurt
When I was a sophomore in high school, there was a girl (isn’t there always?), and I was quite taken with her.We were both in band so I spent most of the summer between my freshman and senior year working … Continue reading →
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Tagged band, band trips, dating, holding hands, just write, life lessons, postaweek2011, relationships
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My Theory of Wishes
I was sitting around with friends one night when one of them asked, “Have you ever had that weird experience where you wished for something and it seemed to come true right afterwards?” Some of us indicated that we had … Continue reading →
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Unknown Soldiers
I would say that I’d never forget my first visit to Washington, D.C. except that I totally forgot all of it. Well, I do have one memory: a dead fish floating in a river (that I tell people was the … Continue reading →
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Commencement
Here are my two biggest gripes with commencement addresses: they are usually too long and the speaker usually doesn’t actually address the graduates. I once sat through an hour and a half long commencement address. It was bad enough that … Continue reading →
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Every Day
I was usually the first to work every day at one job I had, so I was usually the one who unlocked the doors and turned off the alarm. I had an established routine: unlock the door, open it, slip … Continue reading →
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Tagged Hummingbird, just write, Laughter, life lessons, Mulch, postaweek2011
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Keep Away From My Daughter
Shortly after we discovered our first child would be a girl, I received sage advice from a co-worker. “Just remember,” he said, “little girls are God’s curse on men for being teenagers.” I laughed because I though he was joking. … Continue reading →
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Tagged dads and daughters, dating, daughters, Father, fatherhood, fathers, fathers and daughters, just write, postaweek2011, relationships
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Wedding Gifts
One of the things both my wife and I enjoyed about our tediously long engagement was registering for wedding gifts. Chrisie liked it because it was another step toward marriage. I liked it because I got to use the bar … Continue reading →
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Tagged gift giving, Gifts, just write, marriage, postaweek2011, relationships, Titanic, Wedding, Weddings
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Stories Now Told 