It occurs to me that my history classes failed me. They gave me an unrealistic conception of war. The textbooks made it seem like various events and tensions built up over time, and most everyone knew a battle would break out sooner or later, but there always seemed to be a lot of preparation, mustering … More Winning Even when Outnumbered and Out-legged
Have you ever lost something that’s precious to you, and after failed searches, become convinced that the item was stolen and that the world is full of assholes who can’t be trusted, except that later on, you find it after all, and then you feel a mixture of relief at being reunited with your lost … More Finding That Which Was Deemed Forever Lost
My dad recently dipped his toe into the time-drowning ocean of social media, and the thing that seems to surprise him most is what some people share online. During our visit last month, as we talked about the things that get posted on Facebook, he asked, more than once, “Why would anyone want to put … More Merit Badge in Oversharing
Among the most impressive items shining proudly in my Winning at Life trophy case is my Mobile Peace Prize. I earned it not for brokering peace among warring nations or disarming a volatile dictatorship (that’s a Nobel Peace Prize, but I can see where you might confuse the two), but for something almost as difficult: … More The Mobile Peace Prize
