Ranking the Top 18 Illusions of David Copperfield
David Copperfield was my childhood. Ever since I was a little kid, I was fascinated by magic shows. That fascination continues to this day. Simple sleight of hand, some misdirection, it’s all wonderful to me. I enjoy watching “Fool Us” with Penn & Teller these days. David Blaine can still wow me from time to […]
The Most Embarrassing Moment of My Life
I wasn’t supposed to do it. I didn’t volunteer for it. When I saw it was coming, I figured I would avoid it like the plague. But it didn’t matter. I was chosen. I was stuck. Doomed to be publicly humiliated in front of around 1,000 people… four times in one weekend. And it wound […]
“Jesus was a Republican.”
I don’t remember the design of the shirt. I don’t really remember much about it at all, beyond the slogan plastered across the front of it. I do remember the girl wearing it, for a lot of reasons – none of them good. The year was 2005 or 2006. My hunch says ’06, because this […]
The “I don’t have time” Lie
I want to do Morning Pages. I’ve read about them endlessly. Given my view of personal writing as a very effective form of therapy, Morning Pages should be right up my alley. One of the reasons I moved to a Pixelbook was so that I could write them by hand on my tablet without having […]
Review: Why The Pixel 3a is the Best Fit for Me (and Probably You, Too)
I have needed a new phone for a while. That’s not because I was bored with my phone. I have been rocking a first-generation Google Pixel phone for two-and-a-half years and loved every bit of it. I just had some issues with it that rendered it nearly unusable (and mainly my fault – see below). […]
“The Greatest Showman”, and Why I Won’t Politicize My Books
I didn’t hear about The Greatest Showman until at least February. Truth is, I don’t pay much attention to movies in the theatres anymore. When I was a kid, going to the movies was a special event. I have vivid memories of how special it felt: the giant cardboard cutouts in the lobby hyping the new movies […]
Smelling Up Old Memories
Do you remember what school smelled like? That’s an incredibly odd question to ask, I know. But it’s on my mind at the moment. My grade school had a particular smell to it. I couldn’t place it anywhere else. The aroma that wafted into my nostrils when I stepped through the big glass entryway doors […]
54 Days In: Reflecting On a Writing Streak
At the beginning of this year, I made a commitment to myself that I would write 1,000 words per day. Originally, I made that commitment thinking I would stick it out at least through January. Here’s the thing about me and goals: keeping a streak going has always been tough for me. It’s frustrating, and […]
Disconnected: A New City, and a Lost Phone
Back in August, I took my first business trip in a long time – to the city of Baltimore. I’d been to Baltimore on business once before, and I loved the city. It’s very vibrant, has an awesome pier down at Fells Point, and it is loaded with delicious seafood. This time, I decided to […]
Try: Rediscover the childlike urge to try stuff
When I was a kid, I was not known for trying things. I didn’t ride a bike until I was 10 years old. I didn’t swim until I was, like, 12 years old. Think about that – the staples of childhood were things I didn’t enjoy until I was practically a teenager. That’s because I was […]