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The Stink of Success
December, 2023 Dear Donny: I can’t believe it’s almost New Year’s Eve already! This is when people say “time flies,” but for one thing, time isn’t flying. It’s somehow both dragging like a snail going uphill through a molasses flood … Continue reading
Showing Up When It Matters
The January 6 Committee hearings were televised tonight and will continue during the next week. We’re in Watergate territory again. When I was little, the school library left the Watergate hearings on tv all day, so if we wanted to … Continue reading
Mirror, Mirror
High school graduation day. This is the only photo I have from that day. I’d meet Mark a few months later, so this is basically what I looked like when he met me. Not looking for feedback on how I … Continue reading
Prince Charmish
So I’m talking with Mark about fairy tales, and it occurs to me… Prince Charming. He’s been a literary character, a cartoon, a meme, and yet… What is it about Prince Charming? I read the Brothers Grimm version, as a … Continue reading
HVD
I once wished someone “Happy VD!” without realizing the double-entendre. Oops. He wasn’t amused. Valentine’s Day can be a field full of heart-shaped land mines. In junior high and high school, the cheerleaders used to sell carnations for a dollar … Continue reading