No one would ever confuse me with a great outdoorsman like Paul Bunyan. For starters, I’m hardly ever outdoors, except for getting in and out of my car, and in and out of buildings. I used to get outside more back when I was coaching, but since I stopped, it has been pretty much hit-or-miss … Continue reading The Mechanic Street Chase
The face we show the world depends on who is part of our own personal world at the moment. Do you ever wonder how the same person can be described as introverted and shy by one person, and at the same time also called gregarious and outgoing by another? Or how when you first become … Continue reading The Masks We Wear
We often find ourselves growing up without a compass, a directional reading, an internal GPS for where our lives should end up. And by “growing up,” I just mean the process of getting older. We all do it, in fact, it’s inherent to our humanity, contemplating the meaning of life, what road we’re on, and … Continue reading Along This Cobbled Road
No, I don’t have one for each finger on my left hand (thumb excluded — is it really a finger anyway?), but this story is about 4 rings and what they meant/mean to me. In order to give the story its full due, I must start at the very beginning. You see, my parents met … Continue reading The Tale of 4 Rings
There he was, leading what was unarguably the biggest race of his career when the unexpected happened. I remember watching it live as it unfolded in real time and just being stunned as Vanderlei de Lima realized a spectator was in the road, tried to escape him, but was instead dragged into the crowd. I … Continue reading The de Lima Syndrome
“She doesn’t remember me,” I thought after I had shouted out her name so that everyone near and far could see how happy I was to once again be in her presence. My face slowly fell, like the bath letters once the water cascaded down on them from the shower, easing their way to the … Continue reading Blank Stare
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