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I’m Coming Out
Do you know what it feels like to come out? I certainly don’t, but I’m trying. Now, please, my sexuality is firmly fixed in the heter-oh category, but I’m speaking more metaphorically. I’m not sure why this is so hard … Continue reading
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Where Oh Where
“Everything is somewhere,” says my mom. Except when it’s not. Imagine my delight, then, when I could not find the fancy schmantzy electronic key fob for our car. Conveniently, the car was locked in the driveway. Clearly I had locked the car, … Continue reading
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Squeezing Life
Liz from Mill Valley Life asked me to define what I meant by “squeeze life.” I put it in my video, for heaven’s sake, as the essence of my life. So I talked about saying yes to opportunities that might … Continue reading
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The Jagged Path
At 30,000 feet, coming home from St. Louis You’ve heard the phrase: going from Point A to Point B. For humans, the path of choice is always a straight line. It’s the quickest, after all. The most efficient. It … Continue reading
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C4YW Final Thoughts
This blog appeared on the Living Beyond Breast Cancer site today. As with most things, the anxiety around something new never quite plays out and the unexpected benefits delight. Such was my experience at C4YW this year in Orlando. … Continue reading
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The Tipping Point
I am in a very interesting bitter/sweet position right now. My work, this book that I’ve written, is, like a trickle of a river just being born, seeping away from Mill Valley. There are some parched people out there. People … Continue reading
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Being Bald
Boy, if I didn’t already know that you don’t get what you don’t ask for, I certainly have been learning that in spades lately. Having come from a family of “Oh, I don’t want to be a bother” and “You … Continue reading
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Just Ask
To ask. Why is this so hard? Kids know how to do it. In fact, they can repeatedly pull the “Can I …” trigger until you would image they get some kind of elbow injury. Having been on the receiving … Continue reading
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Slipping
He doesn’t put his arms around me anymore. And I get it. But talk about a very obvious change in the boy I used to have ride on the scooter with me, who would grip me tight around the middle … Continue reading
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How Will it Turn Out?
Oh breathe, baby, breathe. Will I land it? Does it matter if I crash? Is anybody even watching? This week has been filled with a bunch of gut check moments. Walking up to complete strangers, unannounced, and introducing them to … Continue reading
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