This is a wrapper for one of the neatest blog posts ever because it touches on the complexities of life, career, art, and death. I’m going to start sharing it here, but I’ll want all my friends and family to read it, eventually. Not only did this blog post tell a great story, hit the . . . → Read More: The Greatest Little Article about John Hughes and Life I’ve Ever Read
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The Von Trapp Family Singers I was drawn to the idea of music at an early age, probably because of the movie, The Sound of Music. I had a crush on all of the Von Trapp sisters — adoring the older ones as each successive year went by — nothing creepy, it’s just that . . . → Read More: Adventures in Misalignment–Music Lessons
Don't go into the water My daughter was cut by an old man in a mask. He drugged her, told her everything would be fine, and then cut her gums and removed a tooth. The experience may have traumatized her for life except that it was our dentist performing a planned procedure. The guy . . . → Read More: The Brutality of Existence and Lack of Humor Thereof Clarence, our neighbor with the beagles, hated us. . . . → Read More: Clarence and the Poodle “The Aristocrats” is a movie I should have seen when it came out. Not because I could have used any of the filthy, vulgar, soul-crushing versions of the joke, but because it had a truly emotional impact on me. I will make a few more comments about the movie, and the joke itself, over on . . . → Read More: The Aristocrats — Not a Movie Review I bought a Ford Fiesta around 1984 in order to commute from Ann Arbor to Detroit for a job while I was in college. If you’re not familiar, the Ford Fiesta was nothing like the new one; it was better than a Yugo, but not much bigger. It’s amenities were few, it’s functionality was minimal, . . . → Read More: How I learned about fan belts and self-reliance When I was sixteen years old, I was about to play baseball and came upon a wounded bird part-way up the rightfield line during pre-game warmups. Wounded is too kind. This bird, a robin, had been maimed. It looked like it had been caught by a dog or cat that tore into it but lost . . . → Read More: Wounded Bird I am at Sterling Hunter ranch in Bath, Michigan watching a cattle auction. Most of these cows are worth nore than the car I drive so I am definitely just spectating. I have been desperate to scratch my balls for the past twenty minutes but I adjusted my glasses at some point and put in . . . → Read More: Angus Auction Afternoon I have struggled mightily over the years to figure out some way to achieve my dreams. I have chased various productivity systems and used every manner of gadget. There is only one way to be more productive and that, simply is to be more productive. One must be able to recognize unproductive temptations and avoid . . . → Read More: My Pomodoro Technique It took me ten months to convince myself to learn something new. What was taking me so long? . . . → Read More: Insurance Knowledge is Still Knowledge |
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