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In real life
A certain place has been popping into my head a lot lately. It’s evening, it’s a quaint street, there are white lights strewn in bare trees, and there’s the slightest bit of snow that’s built up along...
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On the move.
Ever have those days that make you want to throw your hands up, walk away from everything familiar and set off — on foot — with a canteen, a tent, some walking shoes, snacks, a hat and jacket? No...
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What about the guy?
I’m hearing a phrase more and more these days, and it’s a bit troubling to me. “Happy wife, happy life.” Really? I’ve been familiar with it for years, but I heard it in a Weight Watchers commercial...
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Touch anywhere.
I boarded the plane, and the seat-back TV was staring at me. “Touch anywhere to begin.” It seemed straightforward enough, but the command made me think of my long-running streak of singledom. I...
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Live Humans
I find it interesting that a species which invented the telephone is seemingly so opposed to using it these days. There’s no shortage of people who prefer to text, email or chat — the latter in a...
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Here, Ye.
You know that feeling you get when you’re aware of what you need to do, but taking that first step seems impossible? Come here. It’s somewhat of a paralyzing sensation. Your path is clear as day. You...
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Back in the Day
Once upon a time, I was shopping my student portfolio around a few agencies. I went to college in the Midwest at a school that isn’t known as being a hothouse of creativity. My copywriting “skills”...
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Believe Your Eyes
They say you won’t believe them. They say they’re the window to the soul. They say some hold a twinkle. They say they’re all on you. The eyes are often the subject of phrases and sayings, but we’ve...
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The Pink Flower
I’ve been trying to figure out what kind it was since I got home, but I’m having a hard time locating anything online that resembles it. I was midway through my evening walk when I started noticing...
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Peace and Plenty
If the sky wasn’t clear and the moon wasn’t shining brightly in the west, I’d probably tell you it’s raining. I stepped outside this evening and there was a cool breeze dancing high in the treetops —...
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One Tile
Have you ever looked at the events in your life and wondered where they’re all going, where they’re leading you? One moment isn’t a lot, neither is one memorable day, one vacation nor one life event....
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The Marathon
You know that feeling where your stomach is in knots because of stress, worry or whatever? I’ve got it. Only the majority of my stress these days is behind me, and I am not plagued by worry. I simply...
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Beautiful Things
My parents used to love walking through model homes. I think they still do, but they don’t do it as much as I remember from my childhood. Housing tracts, condo complexes, town homes — everything new...
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Pay attention.
I found myself telling a story earlier this evening about when I lived in Connecticut. Then I told a story about my college years in Michigan. I felt two things right off the bat: on one hand, I felt...
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It fits.
“You get what you get, and you don’t have a fit.” I’ve heard the saying before, but it comes to mind a lot these days. Some seem to think a sense of entitlement plagues younger generations, but I think...
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What do you do?
Sometimes I struggle with my contribution to the world. I work in advertising, and it has been good to me. But is my career full of purpose? Does it have worth? I was watching a program earlier this...
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Keep going.
I saw a man walking along the road earlier, but it wasn’t just any old road. It was a five-lane freeway. I didn’t recall seeing a broken down car or truck, and the man didn’t appear to be toting his...
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Fall’s coming.
Fall is in the air tonight, even though it’s technically not quite here yet. My evening walk revealed familiar scents I haven’t smelled in about a year. Pot roasts and spaghetti dinners filled the...
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Anew.
In the middle of Anaheim there’s a beautiful home which sits on such a massive piece of land, you’d swear they owned horses. I think they used to, actually, but no longer. The house is wood siding and...
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37.
I was mesmerized by them. There I was on the couch, glass of wine next to me, Family Feud on the boob tube, donning my jammies before 8pm and fixating on two numbers. 3. 7. There they were, right in...
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