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DUI – what the hell do I do now?

December 25, 2010

(I was charged with DUI in the summer of 2001 while I was attending college in Pullman WA. I’ve since had it wiped from my record. This story, an excerpt from my NaNoWriMo novel, begins the day after I was pulled over, just after my arraignment.) Going to court was easy. Quick not guilty plea [...]

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It’s Christmas Time Again

December 25, 2010

I’m having a good Christmas. Most of my loved ones were under the same roof tonight, we all had time for each other and gifts to give, and, most importantly, we were all here. I almost always have a good Christmas. I can’t imagine what it’s like not to have one. I haven’t lived through [...]

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An adult’s letter to Santa

December 23, 2010

Dear Santa – Hey big guy. Been a while. Years and years. Hope you’re doing well. Anyway, I’d like to say I’m sorry. I’m sorry for ever thinking that once I discovered your secret, that you were no longer relevant. I’m sorry that I dismissed you as a childhood fantasy. I’m sorry that I didn’t [...]

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36 hours in NYC

December 17, 2010

I just got back from a short 36 hours in the greatest city on earth. After spending two nights and one day in NYC to attend the Shankman Holiday Party, take pictures of Rockefeller Center and FaceTime with Katie in the 5th Ave Apple Store, I came to a realization in a Dramamine-induced dream on [...]

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MeYou Health – my top 3 recent accomplishments

December 14, 2010

I’m pretty good at focusing on the negative. From my weeks-long battle with Pita Jungle to my disappointment in downtown Phoenix and my disdain for car alarms to my take on social media, I come across as a seriously depressed and angry dude. But I’m not. Sure, I may bitch and complain, but then I [...]

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The smartest thing I ever did was…

December 8, 2010

(Hugh MacLeod’s Gaping Void series is one of my absolute favorites. His latest newsletter inspired me to instantly write this next passage. While there are, um, certain considerations I’ve yet to meet (but I will!), I didn’t want to save what I was thinking for a more appropriate time.) To Katie- The smartest thing I [...]

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Resetting my broken nose

December 6, 2010

(Another excerpt from my #NaNoWriMo novel. This picks up after I’d been jumped by a Vietnamese gang while exiting a party in a neighborhood I’d grown up in. My nose had been broken. Oh, I also couldn’t walk because of a high ankle sprain suffered in my very last Turkey Bowl game. It’s second draft-ish.) [...]

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Mostly True Tales From My Somewhat Fictional Life

December 4, 2010

Wrote a book for NaNoWriMo. Tried fiction, but a memoir of sorts came out. I have no idea what I’ll ever do with it, but hey, I wrote 50,000 words in one month, so I have that going for me. Here’s an excerpt from when I got pulled over about 15 minutes after I’d just [...]

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NaNoWriMo – you may salute ME

November 28, 2010

The challenge was to write 50k words in one month. It didn’t necessarily HAVE to be a novel and there’s no law that said it had to be completely fiction, either. 28 days later, I hit 50,020 words about my life. I call it “Mostly True Tales From My Somewhat Fictional Life” because that sounds [...]

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NaNoWriMo – I salute you

October 31, 2010

There’s beauty in accomplishment. Whether it’s raising a child, owning a business, completing an athletic feat or finally finishing a degree, the feeling that accompanies such a feat is tremendous. Food tastes better. Little things aren’t as annoying. Life’s challenges seem easier. There’s no reason to do anything if you’re not going to give it [...]

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