Category Archives: Friendship
Humbug to Those Yuletide Lies
Christmas has meant many different things to me over the years as my beliefs and worldviews have changed. Yet there has been one constant which has always stayed with me ever since the age of nine: my contempt for Santa … Continue reading
The B-Day Supreme
Friday the 10th was Joie’s birthday. She asked all of her friends not to buy any gifts for her this year. She did, however, encourage us to put forth some creative effort and to make something for her if we … Continue reading
Lessons Learned from a Broken Blog
I broke my blog late last week while attempting to enhance the layout template. At the lowest point, my homepage was taking twelve agonizing seconds to load, and the comment box would send you to a blank error page when … Continue reading
One of Two Best Men: Josh & Sarah’s Wedding
During the summer of 2008, my good friends, Josh and Sarah, got married in Hawaii amongst an intimate gathering of immediate family. They renewed their vows in late December with a beautiful, romantic, slightly belated wedding reception. I was one … Continue reading
Where’s the Bear Today?
A few years back, from 2002 – 2006, I maintained a modest website called SantaBearCam. It was a novelty website premised on a silly gimmick: on a daily basis, I would post a new picture of my stuffed animal, Santa … Continue reading
The State of Friendship
I’ve never been fond of final goodbyes. Everybody always insists on brightening their parting words with lofty optimism and half-hearted promises. It’s a ritualized dance of mutually understood pretense that facilitates graceful exits. To acknowledge the truth is to create … Continue reading
The Luckiest Man I Know
Well, a full month has passed since I last checked in. Finals are over, and if you’ll tolerate my tired pessimism, there’s a possibility that my law career could be over as well. My grades weren’t so hot from the … Continue reading
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