And how did that make you feel?
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Act III Magic
Life, it turns out, is still conspiring to give us little wins if we look for them.
Continue readingThe Mr. Rogers Addendum (2025)
Katie stepped to the pulpit. “This is not the talk I planned to give today,”
Continue readingBanana Man and the Sandbox Rule
The characters melted and warped like peeled bananas left in a parked car during a Phoenix summer.
Continue readingThe Incredible Shrinking Man
… she offered to remeasure. But I declined. It was easier to pretend it was a clerical error than to face the hard truth: I was now officially closer to hobbit height.
Continue readingThe Button-Down Shirt Disaster of 2025
Either this condition I have is worsening, or the price of button holes has gone up like everything else, so they’re making them smaller.
Continue readingThe Fine Art of Falling Up
I found myself standing at the foot of a frozen escalator, staring up at my own personal K2. I suspected other routes existed, but surely each had its own risks, and I had no time for an expeditionary council meeting. So I started up.
Continue readingThe Fine Art of Standing Up
“Of all the exercises I’ve taught you,” she said, “this is the most important.”
Continue readingCane Mutiny
The Passing of the Baton It’s come to this: my mother has given me her walking cane. Not because she’s done with it – no, she upgraded to something with wheels and a basket. Very European. And there was no cane handover ceremony, like a changing of the guard or some such. Just left it in my… Continue reading
Hey Boomer, Don’t Fade Away – A Little Love Letter (and Nudge) to the Generation of Steves
Boomers – we’re still (mostly) here. Still (mostly) upright. And now, largely unburdened by meetings, parent-teacher conferences, or climbing the corporate ladder, we’ve got something we never had in our supposed prime: time and perspective.
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