Teenage Years – Freakish Accounts

When Dumb Becomes Useful

There is a longstanding phrase that sums up the impulsivity of youth: Young and stupid….

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Bombs Bursting In Air

The noise and clouds of rising smoke have left this year’s 4th of July celebration…

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Navigating the “Big Muddy”

I seriously doubt that many young men would have resisted a just and necessary cause…

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Mea Culpa Poodle

It’s probably unnecessary to publish a formal correction to an earlier essay since that’s really…

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Rec Room Rectory

And that title pretty much sums it up because throughout my youth the rec room…

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10 More Musical Bookmarks

It was so much fun the first time that I’ve unleashed 10 more of my…

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10 Musical Bookmarks

Music denotes points of interest along the road of life, bookmarks if you will. We’ve…

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Alone Again, Naturally?

Because there was no father on hand and because my mother tried to have a…

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Charge of the Lightweight

Growing up in a U.S./Canadian border city with the great wilds of Windsor, Ontario a…

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The College of Chaos

Reflecting on my freshman year in college, it’s a miracle that I graduated at all…

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