Lost Journal: A Pointless Bit of Yard Work Spawns Two Backyard Becketts
Journal entry: September 10, 1988 (age 19) – Yard Work During 13 years in the Catholic School system, I got used to having days off on and around … Read more
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Lost Journal: To Sleep, Perchance to Bad Dream
Journal entry: October 23, 1976 (age 7) – Bad Dreams As my back sank against the cold tile wall, my arms flailed madly in a final, futile effort … Read more
Lost Journal: The Fighting Irish vs. the Heckling Irish
Journal entry: January 2, 1989 (age 19) – Fighting Irish It was a strange sight. Earlier tonight, about 3 dozen grown men were gathered on a small, backyard … Read more
Lost Journal: The Battle for Orthodontic Independence
Journal entry: October 22, 1984 (age 15) – Taking the braces off Iāve been preparing for this day for years. My parents paid a lot of money to … Read more
Lost Journal: Inside a Dining Hall Slop Room
Journal entry: April 20, 1989 (age 19) – Dining Hall Slop Room Earlier tonight, I stood in an empty, dreary room waiting for the grinding of soulless machinery … Read more
Lost Journal: The Labor Day Housework Marathon
Journal entry: September 7, 2009 (age 40) – Labor Day Housework Marathon This afternoon, I wore a huge, frozen smile as I walked over to my wife, Amanda, … Read more
Lost Journal: Laugh Track – the Next Generation
Journal entry: October 4, 2009 (age 40) – Laugh Track Nothing makes a TV show funnier than a laugh track. Hearing other peopleās laughter tells our social brains … Read more
Lost Journal: Early ’80s TV was Preteen Purgatory
Journal entry: February 21, 1981 (age 11) – Early ’80s TV Recently, Hurricane Puberty slammed into my southern coast. My sixth-grade classroom in a Catholic school doesnāt offer … Read more
Lost Journal: Get Your Face Out of MySpace
Journal entry: September 18, 2007 (age 38) – MySpace This guy, āTom,ā on MySpace is the most popular man in America. Heās the corporate āfriendā who appears on … Read more
The Dear Leader’s Great Appetite
Little is known about North Korea’s “Dear Leader,” Kim Jong-un, but one man survived to talk about him. North Korea is a mythically bizarre land, a nation where … Read more
