We watched the events of 9/11 with a kind of detached horror, since we didn’t personally know any of the victims. Or did we?
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We watched the events of 9/11 with a kind of detached horror, since we didn’t personally know any of the victims. Or did we?
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It’s not just the outcome I’m unhappy with. It's also undemocratic.
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The sauce was a perfect blend of mayonnaise, summer vacation, Tom Terrific, rainbows, and ambrosia.
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We wore multiple hats because we had to, but we also thought we could do anything and no one was there to tell us we couldn’t.
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I owned my share of toy guns as a kid, but when it came to the real thing I was chickenshit.
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The drab, cavernous room reeked of sweat and hormones. Then the DJ mounted the steps to the stage.
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"It's really a blast," I wrote in my travel diary. That was high praise in 1966.
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Upon reaching the age of three, what does a little boy expect from his dad?
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In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, all of them ending with a tumble into the surf.
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He took a bite and chewed it, slowly and deliberately, as the rest of us talked. Then another.
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Bounceback
Prompted By 9/11
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We watched the events of 9/11 with a kind of detached horror, since we didn’t personally know any of the victims. Or did we?
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The Electoral College, Redux
Prompted By Quick Take: How Is This Still a Thing?
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Written in response to Article II, Section 1
It’s not just the outcome I’m unhappy with. It's also undemocratic.
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Secret Sauce
Prompted By Drive-Ins
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Written in response to Forbidden Fruit
The sauce was a perfect blend of mayonnaise, summer vacation, Tom Terrific, rainbows, and ambrosia.
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It Doesn’t Have a Name Yet
Prompted By Let's Put On a Show
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We wore multiple hats because we had to, but we also thought we could do anything and no one was there to tell us we couldn’t.
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Sharpshooter
Prompted By Camp
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I owned my share of toy guns as a kid, but when it came to the real thing I was chickenshit.
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The Pixies Three
Prompted By Concerts
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The drab, cavernous room reeked of sweat and hormones. Then the DJ mounted the steps to the stage.
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Catching the Waves
Prompted By The Beach
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"It's really a blast," I wrote in my travel diary. That was high praise in 1966.
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Upon Reaching the Age of Three, by Myron Unger
Prompted By Father's Day
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Upon reaching the age of three, what does a little boy expect from his dad?
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Surfin’ Safari
Prompted By Too Young To Be This Old
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In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, all of them ending with a tumble into the surf.
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Appetite
Prompted By Altered States
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He took a bite and chewed it, slowly and deliberately, as the rest of us talked. Then another.
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