Oh, What a World
A long walk with an unexpected but not unwelcome finale.
Specifics: American Essays of an Informal Nature
Essays about everything from fly fishing to Dr. Bronner's soap to the implications of mortality -- every Thursday. The essay, that is, not mortality.
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The Architecture of Excellence
The most important performance variable nobody talks about.
What Belongs to Her, What Belongs to Me
My mother’s legal career was stopped before it began. Mine ended by choice. Only now do I understand how those stories intersect.
The Last Gentle Obligation
What remains after the fortune is gone
Wow.
Thinking about wonder.
With My People
A country funeral with commentary by Talking Heads
Ambition Killed My Friend
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Mel Robbins is Kind of Annoying, Relentlessly Marketed and Has a Message That's Paper-Thin
She's also right.
I Simply Must Acquire a Tuxedo, Posthaste
Every man should.
Let's Learn Something
Chasing trout v2.