Month: December 2020

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inspired

My wife has been obsessed with BTS lately–you know, they’re the k-pop boy band that is all over the place lately. Apparently, they won five awards at some recent awards show, and though she can’t understand them when they speak Korean (though she is working on learning the language precisely for this purpose) she jumped … Continue reading inspired

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individualistic

It wasn’t always like this. There was a point in my life when I liked football, but I wasn’t a rabid fan like I am now. I think fantasy football really helped bring that out in me. When I discovered that it allowed me to appreciate players who aren’t on my favorite NFL team. Now, … Continue reading individualistic

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a room of my own

When we first started talking about building a new house I told my wife that I didn’t really care about most of the particulars. It didn’t matter to me how many bathrooms there would be (there are 2 1/2), or how high the ceilings (8 feet), or even if our bedroom was upstairs or down. … Continue reading a room of my own

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morning bell

In the mid-90’s I used to sleep in (when I could get away with it) and stay up all hours of the night. No, I wasn’t going clubbing every night. I wasn’t even leaving the house. I had just gotten a new VCR and I set it to copy episodes of Days of Our Lives … Continue reading morning bell

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this december

“Stumbled ’round the block a thousand times. You missed every call that I had tried. So now I’m giving up. A heartbreak in mid-December. You don’t give a fuck.” ~Neck Deep (“December”) December inevitably comes like a thief in the night, at least in my world, because it follows hard on the heels of a … Continue reading this december