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
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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: New Year’s Eve Party for Thirty ’80s Teens
Journal entry: December 31, 1982 (age 13) – ’80s Teens As I sat glued to the boombox in the corner of his basement, John Giroux’s third annual New … 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: Wan Man Plans for a Halloween Tan
Journal entry: October 30, 2009 (age 40) – Halloween Tan While deciding on a Halloween costume this year, the most frightening image I could conjure was of me… … 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
Go Bald Early and Often
Why going bald is a blessing Ever since I started to shed my hair in my twenties, friends and family have expressed sympathy for my balding pate and … Read more
Lost Journal: The Case of the Overly-Light Lowenbrau
Journal entry: July 3, 1994 (age 25) – Lowenbrau Light Today, I was among the extended family gathered to celebrate my Uncle Art and Aunt Millie Grace’s 50th wedding … Read more
