Feb 14St. Valentine’s DayI’ve always hated this day. In or out of relationships, Valentine’s Day has always felt like affection through social contrition, not because it’s a genuine expression of love or care or kindness. You know. Sort of like liking someone’s LinkedIn post. I know it’s cliché to hate on today, how…5 min read5 min read
May 15, 20212021 Graduation Speech to Hope High School [full text]Wow. Thank you, Bill for that amazing introduction. It was humbling and too kind. You read it exactly as I wrote it for you. You totally earned that twenty bucks. Just kidding. It was five. Graduates, family members, and staff, it is more than an honor to be part of…11 min read11 min read
Nov 20, 2020From the Washington Post: “We only have about 70,000 people in St.From the Washington Post: “We only have about 70,000 people in St. Francois County [MO], but we’ve had more than 900 new cases in the last few weeks. Our positivity rate is 25 percent and rising. The hospital is already at capacity. They’ve basically run out of staff. We can’t…2 min read2 min read
Mar 12, 2019I found out that a friend of mine died today. I’ll call him Doug.I found out that a friend of mine died today. I’ll call him Doug. Doug wasn’t a friend in the “someone I keep in touch with every day” sense. And not even someone I’d spoken to in years. He was actually a *former* friend, someone I had to take a…3 min read3 min read
![2021 Graduation Speech to Hope High School [full text]](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:224:224/1*KwCnD_oWQtxKkK3MDF9Q4g.jpeg)
![2021 Graduation Speech to Hope High School [full text]](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:160:112/1*KwCnD_oWQtxKkK3MDF9Q4g.jpeg)
