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Remember that you can yell and scream at narcissists all you want. But they’ll never see their myopic self-absorption the same way you do. Even more reason to savor your own self-awareness and ensure its maintenance. tinyurl.com/ytxy8uw2
Do You See What I See?
Editorial note: Opinions expressed here are solely those of the blogger I said I couldn’t stop myself but that wasn’t really true; it was more a reason to justify behavior I wasn’t proud of. In thi…
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December 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Remember that you can yell and scream at narcissists all you want. But they’ll never see their myopic self-absorption the same way you do. Even more reason to savor your own self-awareness and ensure its maintenance. tinyurl.com/ytxy8uw2
I keep thinking today's poltiical climate will give us another Joe Strummer, who we lost 23 years ago today. Guess I'll have to keep waiting. tinyurl.com/ybfp8wkr
Hey Joe
Editorial note: Opinions expressed here are solely those of the blogger I vaguely remember when Joe Strummer, leader of The Clash, died unexpectedly on December 22, 2002 of an undiagnosed congenita…
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December 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I keep thinking today's poltiical climate will give us another Joe Strummer, who we lost 23 years ago today. Guess I'll have to keep waiting. tinyurl.com/ybfp8wkr
How listening to the band Phish helped me subjectively determine “big P” vs. “small p” progressive. And the ultimate folly of labels. tinyurl.com/mrxvv657
Phish Food for Thought
Editorial note: Opinions expressed here are solely those of the blogger I have varied musical tastes, but Rock & Roll and its various subgenres have been the throughline in my listening. The Pr…
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December 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
How listening to the band Phish helped me subjectively determine “big P” vs. “small p” progressive. And the ultimate folly of labels. tinyurl.com/mrxvv657
Why "main character energy" became my favorite expression of 2025. Thanks @abbyphillip00.bsky.social and @podsaveamerica.crooked.com for the inspiration. tinyurl.com/y64c592h
Main Character Energy
Editorial note: Opinions expressed here are solely those of the blogger “Eat your veggies content” is an expression I use to describe a particular book, article, television show or podcast that I k…
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December 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Why "main character energy" became my favorite expression of 2025. Thanks @abbyphillip00.bsky.social and @podsaveamerica.crooked.com for the inspiration. tinyurl.com/y64c592h
It's tempting, especially during the Holidays, to feel the need to help others. But I've learned that sometimes the best help you can offer is granting people the space to wallow. tinyurl.com/bdhtpw8z
The Gift of Wallowing
Editorial note: Opinions expressed here are solely those of the blogger Easily over 20 years ago, I came home from a work event in a horrible mood. My wife Wendy asked me what was wrong and I grew …
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December 9, 2025 at 3:39 AM
It's tempting, especially during the Holidays, to feel the need to help others. But I've learned that sometimes the best help you can offer is granting people the space to wallow. tinyurl.com/bdhtpw8z
Adjusting my new laptop's cursor taught me something about troubleshooting – that it’s typically lack of patience, not knowledge, which prevents us from doing it effectively. tinyurl.com/33hdn33f
Cursory Attention
Editorial note: Opinions expressed here are solely those of the blogger This April will be three years since I started working as an independent consultant along with my wife and business partner W…
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December 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Adjusting my new laptop's cursor taught me something about troubleshooting – that it’s typically lack of patience, not knowledge, which prevents us from doing it effectively. tinyurl.com/33hdn33f
How swimming laps is my most consistenty inconsistent and authentically inauthentic form of exercise. tinyurl.com/226r826r
Staying In My Lane
Editorial note: Opinions expressed here are solely those of the blogger “Wow, it’s the biggest cliché,” I thought to myself. “Just like riding a bike.” Except I wasn’t on a bike. I had just started…
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November 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
How swimming laps is my most consistenty inconsistent and authentically inauthentic form of exercise. tinyurl.com/226r826r
Why fortune, flexibility and fragility are guiding my Thanksgiving Holiday mindset. tinyurl.com/y3zdb56t
F This
Editorial note: Opinions expressed here are solely those of the blogger Thanksgiving for me has always been about traditions and this year, I’m honoring them, but in a different type of way. On the…
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November 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Why fortune, flexibility and fragility are guiding my Thanksgiving Holiday mindset. tinyurl.com/y3zdb56t
From Hors d'oeuvres to the main dishes, why Thanksgiving misses say as much, if not more about our loved ones, as the hits. tinyurl.com/73cheu5m
Nibbling Around the Edges
Editorial note: Opinions expressed here are solely those of the blogger I have cheese and crackers on my brain right now. Yesterday, my wife Wendy and I had an impromptu FaceTime session with our d…
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November 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
From Hors d'oeuvres to the main dishes, why Thanksgiving misses say as much, if not more about our loved ones, as the hits. tinyurl.com/73cheu5m
We could all use a good count-in, whether we realize it or not. And I believe a nonsensical but enduring phrase from one of my favorite albums - “Gunter, Glieben, Glautoen, Globen,” might do the trick. Thanks @cmolanphy.bsky.social for the inspiration. tinyurl.com/y8ud46an
Something From Nothing
Editorial note: Opinions expressed here are solely those of the blogger “All right; all right,” I’ll mumble to myself a few times each week. I don’t add an extra “all right” in a cool Matthew McCon…
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November 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
We could all use a good count-in, whether we realize it or not. And I believe a nonsensical but enduring phrase from one of my favorite albums - “Gunter, Glieben, Glautoen, Globen,” might do the trick. Thanks @cmolanphy.bsky.social for the inspiration. tinyurl.com/y8ud46an
How I let anger literally cloud my vision. tinyurl.com/2vtyu65h
I Can See Clearly Now, the Rage is Gone
Editorial note: Opinions expressed here are solely those of the blogger. Throughout my entire life, I’ve had an even keeled personality. I fortunately don’t get angry often. But every blue moon som…
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November 15, 2025 at 11:14 PM
How I let anger literally cloud my vision. tinyurl.com/2vtyu65h
I find raking leaves can be a physically humbling but ultimately, cathartic experience. It reminds us to let go of what was and focus on what’s next. tinyurl.com/yfhfruws
Oh, My Aching Past
Editorial note: Opinions expressed here are solely those of the blogger I spent the afternoon of November 6, 2004, raking. It was my wife Wendy’s birthday and she remained inside, uncomfortable, no…
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November 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I find raking leaves can be a physically humbling but ultimately, cathartic experience. It reminds us to let go of what was and focus on what’s next. tinyurl.com/yfhfruws
How a 2005 album by the Pat Metheny Group became my go-to soundtrack when I’m seeking perspective. And a reminder that things, seemingly from out of nowhere, will start looking and feeling better. tinyurl.com/422pcybk
November 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
How a 2005 album by the Pat Metheny Group became my go-to soundtrack when I’m seeking perspective. And a reminder that things, seemingly from out of nowhere, will start looking and feeling better. tinyurl.com/422pcybk
The Bruce Spingsteen biopic Deliver Me from Nowhere serves as a reminder that authenticity and courage will always ensure. And to hold on tightly to the people you trust. tinyurl.com/3n3ss2xs
Nowhere Man
Editorial note: Opinions expressed here are solely those of the blogger Last night my wife and I joined friends to see Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere in the theater and I came away impressed.…
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November 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The Bruce Spingsteen biopic Deliver Me from Nowhere serves as a reminder that authenticity and courage will always ensure. And to hold on tightly to the people you trust. tinyurl.com/3n3ss2xs
How having a well-defined spidey sense is helpful. Until it isn't. tinyurl.com/cehvjna7
Doing Whatever a Spider Can
Editorial note: Opinions expressed here are solely those of the blogger. I was having coffee with a longtime friend a few years ago. We caught up on family milestones and then began sharing some of…
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November 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
How having a well-defined spidey sense is helpful. Until it isn't. tinyurl.com/cehvjna7
How reading a big, nerdy book each October aligns with my idealized version of Autumn. tinyurl.com/bd6j5v5b
It’s the Tome of the Season
Editorial note: Opinions expressed here are solely those of the blogger. I’ve been an avid reader my whole life and from the time I was younger, struggled with the twin genres of Science Fiction an…
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October 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
How reading a big, nerdy book each October aligns with my idealized version of Autumn. tinyurl.com/bd6j5v5b
Telling people my favorite candy – Almond Joys, Good & Plenty and DOTS to name a few, elicits a visceral, almost angry reaction, especially this time of year. And I can’t lie; this make me more than a little happy. tinyurl.com/3t3mma3s
Joy, of the Almond Variety
Editorial note: Opinions expressed here are solely those of the blogger. A friend of mine and I were texting each other a couple of years back. She referenced a Halloween party she would be attendi…
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October 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Telling people my favorite candy – Almond Joys, Good & Plenty and DOTS to name a few, elicits a visceral, almost angry reaction, especially this time of year. And I can’t lie; this make me more than a little happy. tinyurl.com/3t3mma3s
There’s much talk of institutions recently, and much of it isn’t good. That’s why it’s so gratifying to visit thriving, purposeful institutions like YMCAs and public libraries while traveling. tinyurl.com/ycxyea6p
Run, Shush, Repeat
Editorial note: Opinions expressed here are solely those of the blogger. My wife Wendy and I are nearing the end of an initial digital nomad run that has taken us to Evanston, Illinois and Grand Ha…
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October 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
There’s much talk of institutions recently, and much of it isn’t good. That’s why it’s so gratifying to visit thriving, purposeful institutions like YMCAs and public libraries while traveling. tinyurl.com/ycxyea6p
On embracing travel, learning and new experiences during our first MEA weekend (IYKYK) as empty nesters. tinyurl.com/3mdm4cbm
Hey Teacher, Leave Those Parents Alone
Editorial note: Opinions expressed here are solely those of the blogger. Autumn is my favorite season and for me it’s one of milestones; some I partake in; others I don’t. Apple picking, hayrides, …
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October 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
On embracing travel, learning and new experiences during our first MEA weekend (IYKYK) as empty nesters. tinyurl.com/3mdm4cbm
How my abortive Snapchat experience coincided with relishing in much needed person-to-person contact. shorturl.at/VHdbD
Audio Killed the Video Star
Editorial note: Opinions expressed here are solely those of the blogger. It seems like ages ago, but it was only seven weeks back. Our family was hanging out in our St. Louis Airbnb nearby WashU, w…
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October 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
How my abortive Snapchat experience coincided with relishing in much needed person-to-person contact. shorturl.at/VHdbD
To borrow an expression I picked up from our kids, I budged someone I care about recently, hurting them in the process. I did it knowingly, shushing the inner voice in head despite hating being shushed myself. And I hope you can learn from my experience. tinyurl.com/3y5xt39u
This One Goes Out to the One I Budged
Editorial note: Opinions expressed here are solely those of the blogger. Our kids would use the expression “budge” quite a bit when they were younger as in so-and-so budged in line. I hadn’t heard …
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October 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
To borrow an expression I picked up from our kids, I budged someone I care about recently, hurting them in the process. I did it knowingly, shushing the inner voice in head despite hating being shushed myself. And I hope you can learn from my experience. tinyurl.com/3y5xt39u
How my own failed attempts at Rosh Hashanah brisket and enjoying an incredible restaurant-prepared execution in St. Louis have given me newfound insight into appreciating the present while anticipating the future. tinyurl.com/5n6swr4a
Tough and Stringy and Lovely All Over
Editorial note: Opinions expressed here are solely those of the blogger. “Don’t take this the wrong way, Andy,” my wife Wendy said to me last night at dinner. “But I wish your brisket tasted like t…
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September 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
How my own failed attempts at Rosh Hashanah brisket and enjoying an incredible restaurant-prepared execution in St. Louis have given me newfound insight into appreciating the present while anticipating the future. tinyurl.com/5n6swr4a
How following our daughter’s music recommendations has helped me expand my boundaries and connect with her from a distance. tinyurl.com/35eh6vya
Exile in Girlville
Editorial note: Opinions expressed here are solely those of the blogger. Within the last few years, as my wife Wendy and I approached the impending empty nest stage of our lives, I started saying “…
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September 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
How following our daughter’s music recommendations has helped me expand my boundaries and connect with her from a distance. tinyurl.com/35eh6vya
How a forgotten bag of Jolly Ranchers reminded me that, as corny as it might sound, showing someone you care about them is the best gift you can offer. tinyurl.com/4thvwmhe
A Jolly Good Reminder
Editorial note: Opinions expressed here are solely those of the blogger. “I still have the bag of Jolly Ranchers you got me!” the barista at my favorite coffee shop shouted to me as a greeting earl…
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September 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
How a forgotten bag of Jolly Ranchers reminded me that, as corny as it might sound, showing someone you care about them is the best gift you can offer. tinyurl.com/4thvwmhe
Why I'm so jealous of the pumpkin spice latte I imagine you enjoying. tinyurl.com/52xhw5cp
Pumpkin Spice Envy
Editorial note: Opinions expressed here are solely those of the blogger. If you’re reading this post and are one of those people excited that your preferred coffee shop carries pumpkin spice-flavor…
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September 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Why I'm so jealous of the pumpkin spice latte I imagine you enjoying. tinyurl.com/52xhw5cp