Lost Journal: Pale Pirates Infiltrate the Tall Ships
Journal entry: July 14, 1984 (age 15) – Tall Ships I squinted ahead, along the slowly snaking line of people. The line looked long enough to be waiting … Read more
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Lost Journal: Care Enough to Send the Very Worst Valentines
Journal entry: February 13, 2011 (age 41) – Valentines The following is a draft of a letter I’m sending to the human resources department at Hallmark: Dear, Dear … Read more
Lost Journal: Pleading No Contest to Trivia
Journal entry: December 9, 1994 (age 25) – Trivia Geographically speaking, my life is perfect. I live in the trendy Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C., three blocks … Read more
Lost Journal: A Pain in the Neck Experiences Same
Journal entry: June 20, 2010 (age 41) – Pain in the Neck I have an intuitive sense I’m not intuitive. I have never seen Bigfoot, extraterrestrials, ghosts, or … Read more
Lost Journal: If Lewis & Clark Had Been Brothers, There’d Only Be 17 States
Journal entry: May 13, 2010 (age 41) – Brothers Before today, I had never been on a long drive with my oldest brother, Jerry. He’s been married since … Read more
Lost Journal: Cassette Death and CD Rebirth
Journal entry: July 19, 1988 (age 19) – Cassettes and CDs Yesterday, my boombox ate the tape out of my cassette single of Johnny Hates Jazz’s “Shattered Dreams.” … Read more
Lost Journal: Fire Prevention Courtesy of Pajama-Man
Journal entry: February 28, 2010 (age 40) Superheroes don’t need costumes, and if they do, they needn’t be elaborate. Two of my oldest and best friends, Jack Donovan … Read more
Lost Journal: Let’s not Let a Second Decade Go Nameless
Journal entry: January 1, 2010 (age 40) – Second Decade Who would have thought we would finish the last decade without settling on a name for it? Let’s … Read more
Lost Journal: New Year’s Resolutions for 2000
Journal entry: January 1, 2000 (age 30) We’ve finally closed the book on the 20th century. This year’s resolutions are more important than usual, because they have to … Read more
Lost Journal: New Year’s Resolutions for 1990
Journal entry: January 1, 1990 (age 20) Hmm, 1990. There’s only 10 years left in the Millennium, so I need to make some big strides to prepare my … Read more
