Lost Journal: Columnist Calls for Corrections in Communication
Journal entry: March 13, 2011 (age 41) – Communication “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.” Said failure prompted Strother Martin to knock Paul Newman into a … Read more
Journal entry: March 13, 2011 (age 41) – Communication “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.” Said failure prompted Strother Martin to knock Paul Newman into a … Read more
Journal entry: February 20, 1996 (age 26) – Reproduction At the age of 26, I have achieved the title of Reprographic Engineer. I make copies for a living. … Read more
Journal entry: October 31, 1975 (age 6) – Halloween Candy Tonight, when I got home from trick-or-treating, the rubber band on my Spider-Man mask was starting to hurt … Read more
Journal entry: October 14, 1986 (age 17) – Career Talk My father is a hard worker and an accomplished professional. He started working and contributing to his family’s … Read more
Journal entry: October 19, 1996 (age 27) – Comedy and the GNP When I moved to the Washington, D.C., area three years ago, it was my goal to … Read more
Journal entry: May 23, 1977 (age 8) Adults are always asking me, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” My standard answer is “Taller.” (A … Read more
Journal entry: September 19, 2010 (age 41) – Paper Towels It was high noon when I dismounted my Honda Civic and ambled toward a lonesome cluster of buildings … Read more
Journal entry: September 14, 1980 (age 11) – Parish Picnic Party People I’m always sorta fidgety at Mass, but this morning, I was fidgetacular. I squirmed in my … Read more
Journal entry: March 26, 1978 (age 8) – Easter “Your Easter basket fell out of the sky.” The penciled note, in my mom’s blocky print, was waiting for … Read more
Journal entry: September 9, 1981 (age 12) – Delusions Today, I become a man. Today, I start seventh grade. Outwardly, I may still look like a boy, but … Read more