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Remembering Donny Fife
Thirty years ago, an 8th grader named Donny Fife died while skateboarding in Tustin, California. He was hit by a car on the Santa Clara bridge after chasing his skateboard into the street. At the time, the Santa Clara bridge was a narrow, unlit overpass above the Costa Mesa Freeway, and Donny’s death sparked a…
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Late August Lament
Late August lament for the loss of summertime. The rapid fade into autumn. There’s dew on my windshield in the morning, and a slight chill in the air at dusk. Swimsuits become sweatshirts. Sandals become shoes. On the roads, there’s more traffic. School’s in session, but I’m not ready to accept it. Here’s a weird…
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Finding the time
As a father of two toddlers, I’m challenged to find quality writing time. I move from work to daycare, from bath time to bed time. The stories inside me simmer; I thumb-type snippets on my phone while attending my daughter’s dance class, but I miss her new twirl, and the scene crumbles when my 11…
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What I learned from Googling myself
So, I googled myself today. Come on, you’ve done it. Call it narcissism, vanity, or just plain curiosity. It’s certainly okay to do this. We live in a world where employers google you before your job interview, so you better fire up your browser and check yourself out. What do you find? Unfortunately for me,…
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Il Palio
Daily Mail has an article with some great pictures from this year’s Il Palio, the famous 400-year old horse race that occurs every summer in Siena, Italy. I was there in July 2001 and I remember waiting all day in the Piazza del Campo for the race to start. I sweated like a pig under the relentless Italian sun. We…