In the summer of 2002 I spent a month studying Spanish in San Jose, Costa Rica. Before leaving the US...
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Bagpipes at Weddings+
I used to have a nightmare in which I completely screw up an event by making a horrendous mistake while...
Civil War+
Recently, my wife and I have been hiking trails within an hour of our home in Atlanta. Many of these...
Maxima+
I sold my 1996 Nissan Maxima today. I had the car for 13 years, got it with 46,000 miles and...
Timesless+
Timesless – the act of canceling a long-standing subscription to the New York Times because of absurd and dishonest news...
The Golden Tickets+
When I was in the 2nd or 3rd grade, I had a great idea. We had this system where teachers...
En Route to Cologne+
I’m on my way to Cologne, Germany with my wife Stephanie. She is a singer/songwriter who has been working with...
Van Halen+
Van Halen has easily been the biggest musical influence in my life. It all started in the 7th grade at...











