Category: General Musings
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Measuring Sticks
I was hobbling down the hallway, cranky and sore, when one of my coworkers asked if I was okay. Headed to the bathroom, I kept it short: “Crossfit.” “Wow,” he responded. “How often do you usually go?” I stopped. Apparently we were having a conversation. “I try to go four times a week.” He whistled. And…
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Know Thyself
I’m getting more adventurous as I get older. Now, if I’m being perfectly honest with you, part of that adventurous spirit is because I’m depressed. It takes more thrill and excitement to thrill and excite me. It takes something new and different for me to feel much of anything. The same old is, well, just…
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Little Flock
On this beautiful, sunny, springy Friday here in Indianapolis, I want to say a brief something about a trend that I’ve been noticing in recent months. “What’s this trend?” you ask with awe and wonder. Thank you for your interest. I’m glad I haven’t lost you yet. That trend, my friends, is fear. What if…
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Make ‘Em Laugh
“Go!” the man behind me yells, and I drop the 15lb weight and start running. I take a left, run around the corner of the weightlifting mats, take another left, and straight in front of me is a giant camera lens. My friend Brian is taking pictures. I grew up in a creative, musical family, with…
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A Little Extra
I was lying in my bed at 6:14pm, watching a British movie on my laptop, and trying to reassemble myself after a long workday. In the middle of a particularly odd scene in the movie, a thought appeared in my mind: “This actor is really funny. It almost doesn’t matter what he does. He can just stand…
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Alternate Realities
The past seven days, I have frequently felt like I am glimpsing an alternate reality, a universe parallel to my own. I usually only feel that way when I’m traveling, so it was no surprise that I felt that way last weekend. I spent Friday through Monday in Florida, eating mint Oreos, cheering on the…