Lost Journal: Fighting First Name Faux Pas
Journal entry: August 23, 2009 (age 40) – First Name Faux Pas When I meet someone for the first time, I try to keep an under-utilized rule of … Read more
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Lost Journal: Helping a Brother is a Moving Experience
Journal entry: June 22, 2009 (age 40) – Helping a Brother I knew I had to call my brother Dan tonight, because he and a friend, Steve Fedorchak, … Read more
Lost Journal: Learning the Online Lexicon (LOL)
Journal entry: August 2, 2009 (age 40) – Learning the Online Lexicon (LOL) In this age of e-mail and online instant messaging, a new and quickly evolving vocabulary … Read more
Lost Journal: A Chance to Join the Boys of Summer
Journal entry: July 3, 1977 (age 8) – Boys of Summer For an 8-year-old, there is grave fear attached to some states of being, such as “separated from … Read more
Lost Journal: Collections isn’t a Calling
Journal entry: August 15, 1995 (age 26) – Collections The only thing worse than receiving a collections call is making collections calls for a living. For almost two … Read more
Lost Journal: Beware of Brothers in Bumper Cars
Journal entry: July 10, 1976 (age 7) – Bumper Cars “No way, John – save it for the bumper cars.” Although my older brother, John, is 17 and … Read more
Movie Review: “A Million Ways To Die In The West”
“A Million Ways To Die In The West” – a film review by Gary Chew Seth MacFarlane tries a million ways to make you laugh with his new … Read more
Lost Journal: The Day our Dog Trashed the Family Name
Journal entry: January 7, 1977 (age 7) – Family Name When you’re the mother of six sons, you look for female allies wherever you can find them. To … Read more
MUST SEE: Colbert Skewers Karl Rove on his Comments about Hillary Clinton’s Mental Health
The Colbert Report: Karl Rove on Hillary Clinton’s health Recently, Karl Rove dared to suggest that Hillary Clinton might not be suitable for the presidency, due to her … Read more
Lost Journal: Boxing and Bathrooms and Books – Oh My!
Journal entry: January 8, 1977 (age 7) – Boxing and Bathrooms and Books Last weekend, I was forced (for the fifty millionth time) to box with my older … Read more
