What are the great lost loves in my generation? A few pitchers of happy-hour beer, some well-intentioned groping, maybe a submission to Texts From Last Night. Maybe I just don’t run with the lovesick crew, but for the dudes I hang out with, the idea of an immortal romance lasts only as long as the Google cache of the blog they vented about it in.
Archives for May 2010
Is That Light in the Tunnel?
A woman suffering from the past traumas of being abandoned by men she loved begins to heal as she undergoes her first session with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
The Emerging Church: A New Christian Conversation
There is a movement afoot in Christianity at the moment that embraces all Christian denominations, that favors conversation rather than polemics, that prefers to ask questions rather than provide answers, that seeks grace in “doing church” rather than “being church” … It’s called the emerging church.
Import Export
Dinner with another writer can sometimes be very complicated.
Boat Builder: Crafting the Feeling of Freedom
“When we went to the early boat shows, we were called cockroaches by the big manufacturers,” remembers Robert. “That’s OK; cockroaches survive atomic blasts. Most of those manufacturers are now gone. We’re still thriving.”
Tragedy, Video Games and Me: Why Do I Want to Feel Bad?
…why should I be so eager to seek out unpleasantness? Why do I want to play this game, knowing that it will make me feel bad?
Life is Too Short For This
Over the years, I’ve struggled to not run a litany of judgments through my mind about that couple and their kids. Until a month ago, I’d never said a single word to any of them. Then the wife turned to me, as I was working on a blog post, and said “Aren’t you that guy who goes to that Buddhist place?”
Simplifying, Stage 2: The Meltdown
Lorne Daniel discovers the tasks involved in simplifying a person’s home, office and electronic data can be quite complicated.
As Loud as They Come: Don Morison and the Wild Story of Donmo Guitars
In a humble backyard abode in South Australia, musician Don Morison has created an industry that has become the talk of the music world – Donmo Guitars. His guitars, with names like Rustbucket and Galvo, are as unique as they come, as loud as they come and in big demand.
Free Film Friday — “Runaway” by Cordell Barker
Most train trips are smooth, but this one went horribly wrong. Watch what happens in this week’s Free Film Friday installment, “Runaway” by Cordell Barker.
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