I’ve been thinking a lot about sleep lately. If you’re like me, every morning I’ve been woke, by the sun or some internal clock or the pressures of a new day, I’ve never been quite ready to rise to the new day. Call me lazy. Call me unambitious. Call me a night owl. But call…
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I’ve had a few. If I’m totally honest with myself, I’ve had a lot. But some of the things I’ve done, especially as a stupid kid but even as a stupid adult (which happens way more often than I want it to), are too embarrassing to admit out loud. Well, maybe some are worth mentioning….
Read moreBruce was eager to live up to the expectations of his prominent family. His father, an adventurous world-traveler, founded the company that made them famous, though they were already of considerable wealth by that time. If he wanted to succeed in the eyes of family and friends, Bruce needed more than to meet expectations, he…
Read moreGrowing up a skinny kid with a cowlick, glasses, and buck teeth, my hero was John Wayne. I dreamed of one day leading a cavalry charge, facing down gunslingers, or soaring through the skies. Instead, I managed to fall off a horse, bag a rabbit on an illegal night-time hunting trip, and squeeze into the…
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