“Keep the best, sell the rest, and never waste time teaching those who don’t want to learn.” People ask me…
It Never Seems to Be Enough
Every time I watch the news or listen to a podcast after a major crime, the questions come fast and…
Time Didn’t Make Me Wiser. It Just Made Me Pick My Battles Better
Time has a funny way of sneaking up on you. One day you’re convinced you’ve got life mostly figured out,…
Nobody Is Watching for the Chicken Wrap
Oh, I know exactly what you’re talking about. And if I see one more slow-motion Facebook Reel that opens on…
Pasta Fagioli (pasta and beans)
What’s my favorite thing to cook? That one’s easy for me. It’s pasta fagioli. Or, as my father called it,…
Cow’s stomach
What’s my favorite thing to cook?This one never brought the family running toward the kitchen. It sent them running away…
Stale Cinnamon Raisin Bagel Bread Pudding
What’s my favorite thing to cook?It’s stale cinnamon raisin bagel bread pudding—and the reason still isn’t the food itself. My…
How a Revolution Almost Didn’t Happen (A Fictional Story)
By the time the emergency order came down, the anger had already been brewing for years. It lived in closed…
TI-99/4A
My first computer was the TI-99/4A, and calling it a computer still feels like Texas Instruments was grading on a…
Skydiving
Nothing meaningful happens inside the comfort zone. The comfort zone feels safe. Predictable. Familiar. But it’s also where growth quietly…
My Lucky Coin
I have an 1890 Morgan silver dollar that, on the surface, is just a piece of metal. Heavy in the…
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