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A Fanboy’s Notes
Spoon is my favorite band. Spoon has a new album out. It is my favorite Spoon album. That is all.
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How I Met My Mother
She died twenty years ago, when I was ten. Yet even as the distance grows, I've found a way to keep her close.
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Cheap Labor
When I needed a new home office, I thought I’d save money by hiring a draftsman. I got what I paid for—and more.
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Buying the Farm
Life along the Pedernales was everything one could hope for—until it wasn’t.
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The Eyes Have It
After my father abandoned us I had to grow up fast. And when the chance for payback came, I took it.
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Carless in Houston
The heretical choice to not own a vehicle in a city that worships the automobile.
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Galaxy Quest
When my wife, Sonia Van Meter, was chosen as one of the Mars One finalists, I realized that my potential loss was humanity’s gain.
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My Summer of the Shark
When I was nine years old, I struggled to make a super 8 movie as my life unspooled around me.
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Rocky Road
For the first time in its history, Blue Bell is in a right sticky mess.
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A Gringo Anniversary
How my wife and I got more than we bargained for on a trip to Boquillas.