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Don’t Blink

On my 18th birthday, I was home all day, in a Philadelphia suburb, trying to determine my very uncertain future. Graduating from high school was supposed to be a defining moment of my life, but college hadn’t taught me how to be self-sufficient. In fact, it had just underlined my very real lack of focus … Continue reading Don’t Blink

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This is Heavy

So, I met Michael J. Fox this weekend. To put that into perspective, I’ll have to take you back to 1988, when I saw Back to the Future for the first time. From the start of the film, the soaring orchestral arrangement, the feel of the 1980’s, the cluttered cacophony of objects in Doc Brown’s … Continue reading This is Heavy

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So Much Taylor

The opening acts were done. The crowd was raucous. The energy was building, and I was there, in the middle of it all. I can’t describe how amazing this Taylor Swift show was, but I can tell you with utmost certainty that I will remember it for as long as I have control of my … Continue reading So Much Taylor

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hit (and run)

Wow. I am still trying to process what I just saw. I was pulled up at an intersection, waiting my turn… to turn… when two cars turned from the merge lane, one behind the other. Apparently the guy in the rear vehicle wasn’t pleased with the slow turn of the guy in front of him, … Continue reading hit (and run)

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digging in the dirt

Will this ever be over? I guess, on some level, it has to end, right? At least common sense tells me so. The Spanish Flu ended. The yellow fever epidemic ended. Pretty much every other epidemic/pandemic/etc. has ended. Well, unless you call cancer an epidemic, which I think you could. It affects so many people … Continue reading digging in the dirt

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A Sort of Nostalgia

The last time I saw my father he was getting a taxi to pick up his car from one of numerous impound lots. He offered to give me a ride there, but that wasn’t my destination. That was six years ago. I’ve talked to him several times on the phone since then, mostly because I … Continue reading A Sort of Nostalgia