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A Gun in the Bum, a Bomb on a Horse and a Colombian Prayer
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Your Kids’ Indiscriminate Pruning Independence
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Okay, Take Two. And a Humble Brag.
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Please, Stop!!!!
It’s not earwax, your kids just don’t want to hear it. Please, stop!!!!! I shouted at the...
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A Crumpled Last Will and Testament
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Playing Boleros on a Ukulele
Story about my uke.
Video Performance: My Girls Did Not Know What to Do with Jet Lag
In this video, I perform snippets from my essay, “Buying Sushi in Dubling at 3 in the Morning.”
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Bad Decisions Are More Palatable When the Whiskey is Good
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