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CategoryThings I’ve Crossed Off My Bucket List
Wear a scapular around your ankle for over two years in the belief that it will guarantee you a spot in heaven if you die in a state o..
What It Means To Be 36
Don’t ask why a dramatic comedy about midlife crises was one of our favorite movies to watch when my siblings and I were kids, but it was…
Things I Wonder About My New Used Car
If the Taurus auto-locking feature has ever actually stopped any carjackings, is that something that, as a Ford dealer, you would or w..
Other Fun Places Where I Extend My Psychosomatic Delusions
Before my mom began her lifelong relationship with Prozac and other SSRI’s, she was convinced she had a deadly disease in her throat. ..
Live-Blogging the Overnight Security Shift at the St. Mark’s Parish Festival
10:26 PM. I’ve agreed to serve as overnight security at the St. Mark’s Parish Festival in St. Paul, Minnesota. The festival hasn’t beg..
How to Discreetly Check Into a Hotel When a Groomsman is Lying, Possibly Dead from Alcohol Poisoning, on a Luggage Rack in the Lobby
You arrive just in time to see EMTs rush into the fancy downtown hotel you’re staying at this Saturday night. The men of the wedding party..
Nude Self-Portraits by People Who Take Themselves a Little Bit Too Seriously
– Compiled by Jay Gabler
All photos Creative Commons; click on each ima..
Grading My Childhood Friends’ Moms
Shawn’s mom: I don’t remember much about her, but she pretty much let us get away with anything—including almost being abducted from t..
Things That Keep Me Up at Night
They say that within a century, the arctic permafrost could melt, releasing methane into the atmosphere and starting a deadly chain re..
What Goes Through Your Head When You Hear a Car Crash
Was that a car crash? The screech of tires seems to indicate yes. Oh, and look, there goes my superintendent running out to the street..
Playbilling My Childhood’s Summer Community Theater Exploits
July 1992, Traveling Children’s Theater Production of Cinderella, Palace Guard (Stage Right), 7 years old: I really had disagreements with..
Are You Ready for the Next Seven-Year Checkup On Your Life?
In 1964, a documentary film crew conducted interviews with a number of British seven-year-olds of varying class backgrounds. The goal ..