Hello, 2016. We’re glad you’re here. We’ve been expecting you. Don’t mind all the explosions, light shows, dropping of large glitter balls, silly hats, Pitbull performances, excessive drinking, drunken driving, and needless screams of “woooo!” I know they seem to suggest we think you’re something especially wonderful, but in fact we do that stuff for […]
Social media is what you make it
Social media is shared space, like a town square. I try to take responsibility for my own little corner of that space. I try to fill it with flashes of humor and humanity while keeping it free of bigotry, oversharing, viral videos, memes of the moment, political propaganda, and all the other unkindnesses and trivialities […]
The greatest gift you can give someone else…
The greatest gift you can give someone else is doing your own emotional work. As I get better acquainted with the types of difficulties encountered by most of us in a day-to-day way, I am less and less troubled by the idea of things done deliberately to hurt me or ruin my day. Notwithstanding its […]
The Undisputed King of Garbanzo Park
When you haven’t had many big successes to stake your life upon, you take your victories where you find them. Sometimes this means strapping on your best sneakers and race-walking a stroller-pushing stay-at-home mom without telling her that’s what’s happening, then reveling in your triumph. Sometimes it means claiming dominion over an entire public park. […]
Regarding your party invitation: Further information required
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Start where you are
It’s tempting to start anywhere else: Jump ahead a few steps. Pretend you’re further along than you actually are. Fudge the truth a little to put as much distance between who you’ve been and who you’d like to become as you can, as quickly as possible. It’s tempting but impossible. Enticing but unsustainable. You can […]
A Rough Guide to Chris-Speak
Like most people who’ve spent a good deal of time entertaining themselves, my uses of language can tend toward the idiosyncratic and ‘inside.’
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