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The enduring mystery of real life

March 2, 2018

I recently wrapped up the viewing of three recent television series obsessions: CNN’s “The Radical Story of Patty Hearst” Paramount …

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Support the arts, get a tattoo

November 5, 2016

View this post on Instagram "You can't give me the dreams that are mine anyway." #Oasis #tattoo #music A post …

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What’s making me happy this week (Sept. 3)

September 3, 2015

Three of my favorite things this week: View this post on Instagram Great show, @goodnightgolddust! Sorry I didn't take pics …

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What’s making me happy this week (Aug. 28)

August 28, 2015

Morrissey, List of the Lost. Our favorite guy continues to make his leap into the literary world. His first novel (coming on …

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What’s making me happy this week (Aug. 20)

August 20, 2015

I didn’t intend for this to qualify as #tbt, but I guess all of the things making me happy take …

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What’s making me happy this week (Aug. 14)

August 14, 2015

Music, news, and writing. Cheap Trick, Vetter Stone Amphitheater, Mankato. These rockers were in top form. I went through a …

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What’s making me happy this week (Aug. 7)

August 7, 2015

This week: school, writing the “other,” writing in general.

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What’s making me happy this week (July 29)

July 29, 2015

My favorite reads from the past week: “You Just Got Out of Prison: Now What?” New York Times magazine. So …

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What’s making me happy this week (July 23): Chicago edition

July 23, 2015

Last weekend found me in Chicago, where I ran the Chicago Rock N’ Roll half-marathon. Remind me again why I …

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What’s making me happy this week (July 14)

July 14, 2015

Morrissey, Harper Lee, Tour de France.

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