Throwing back to...maybe 1974?

There's a story to go with these photos, but I don't feel too good right now, for writing.It's me as a little scamp in the hospital, and that's my aunt, who dressed as a clown to come see me. I have no memory of this event. Sharon just emailed these previously-unseen photos. This is amazing. I'll come back to fill in the how-come later. Be well, friends. Old Family Photo...

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Dear Gen X,

Does anyone else remember Dunhill cigarettes? Taking a poll. Answer in Comments. It's for a thi...

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"He nice, the Jesus." - David Sedaris on the strangeness of Easter

We finished discussing Bastille Day, and the teacher moved on to Easter, which was represented in our textbook by a black-and-white photograph of a chocolate bell lying upon a bed of palm fronds."And what does one do on Easter? Would anyone like to tell us?"The Italian nanny was attempting to answer the question when the Moroccan student interrupted, shouting, "Excuse me, but what's an Easter?" Read all of  “Jesus Shaves” by David...

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I'm Not Doing Great, You Guys

All I can say right now is that it is really weird when your brain breaks. I can't sleep from dreams, what feels like all-night struggles. I can't focus for long, and my formerly rock-solid concentration...it's not there. There's more to say but I'm getting ready to go see my therapist now. I'll either write more later or not at all....

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History 210 with Paul Freedman

History 210, one of the online Yale courses, is my fave new jam. Maybe later I'll do a piece on it, if I can.  If you "take" this class with me, we can dish about it real-time. No promises. Start here: https://oyc.yale.edu/history/hist-210 ...

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