Male friendships: Shift the paradigms and temper the expectations

Christmas cards, BYU, Divorces, WaPo, and much more. Continue Reading

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40th Birthday Post: The 10 things I want to figure out (accomplish?) by 50

These lists can get awfully self-indulgent, but I’ll try not to do that here. Continue Reading

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So, what’s it like to get married a second time, eh?

I got married the first time on March 16, 2013. The second time was October 17, 2020. What does one learn and feel on a second? Continue Reading

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Welcome to Wedding Week: A second one (for me), in the middle of a goddamn pandemic

I ain’t unique in this by any means, but here are some observations on doing a second wedding during COVID. Continue Reading

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Life: What’s old is often new again, or a reflection on poker and Quakers

Stories about poker, about weddings, about Quakers, about renting vs. buying, and about fancy cheese show how weird life is. Continue Reading

The Blunder Years, Episode 65: The peril and promise of turning 40

I turn 40 on 11/7/20. My friend Diana turned 40 in August. So, we talked about the past decade and what she expects from the new one. Continue Reading

The May 16, 2017 story: We need to make more effort in knowing what people are going through

Almost 14 years to the day after I graduated from college, I was sitting at a bar solo post-divorce. Here’s what I ruminated on. Continue Reading

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In many modern moments, life feels very “square peg, round hole”

Life is beautiful and interesting, but a lot of times, it can feel like trying to jam together two things that just don’t fit (work and personal). Continue Reading