Lost Journal: Five’s Company on Valentine’s Day
Journal entry: February 14, 1992 (age 22) – Valentine’s Day A few weeks ago, I boarded an Amtrak train, with most of my belongings in two army duffel … Read more
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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: 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: Thank Goodness for Gobbles
Journal entry: November 19, 1990 (age 21) There’s a sense of exhilaration when a college freshman gets his own phone line and his own answering machine. (The typical … Read more
Lost Journal: Blacklisted by the Red Cross
Journal entry: December 2, 1988 (age 19) – Red Cross I care to belong to any club that won’t accept people like me as members. That’s why I … Read more
Lost Journal: A Pair of Psychos and a Scared Au Pair
Journal entry: February 27, 1996 (age 26) – Au Pair What’s worse than living with a psychopath? Immediately moving in with another psychopath. Even for a single guy … 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: 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 people’s laughter tells our social brains … Read more
