I wonder how I’ll be when I’m old. I was sitting on this park bench the other day thinking about how there are fewer park benches than there used to be. I mean, it was like you couldn’t go to a park without seeing at least one tree and at least one bench from a … Continue reading This Old Park Bench
If you’ve read my journal entry, The Friend Manifesto, then you already know how much I value friendship. As the saying goes: You don’t get to choose your family, but you get to choose your friends, so make your choice worthwhile. I love the saying because it highlights what is most important, which doesn’t mean … Continue reading The Friend Equilibrium
The man by the door in my dreams is me Conscious of nothing but his hands and feet Curled inward against the coming storm Face calmly serene in profile Wrapped in homespun rags Sitting on the cold slab of mortality He sings softly to himself While clouds roll by overhead As if waiting for an … Continue reading Clarity: A Poem
I was driving into Philadelphia on I-95, Bruce Springsteen’s “The Rising” playing on my car stereo, and I looked out my window to see the sports complex. Towering over everything was Lincoln Financial Field. Not far off was the Wachovia Center. Near it all was Citizens Bank Park. Three amazingly modern behemoths to house the … Continue reading Broad and Oregon
It was scary at first, thinking about becoming a parent. I mean, sometimes I still feel like I’m fourteen, a latchkey kid who sometimes falls off the broken stool in the kitchen and can’t talk to girls unless he’s had some egg nog first. So, yes, it was quite scary to process that some day, … Continue reading Parenting 101
I always feel like I need to apologize for liking gangster rap music. I don’t know why I have that feeling. Well, actually, I think I do know, and it’s a really sad reason. Too many people judge those who listen to three specific types of music: heavy metal, emo, and gangster rap. They think … Continue reading My Semi-Sincere Apology for Liking Gangster Rap
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