Today is a milestone. My (small) bank account is back to where it was when, in November 2018, based in part on the advice of an incredible woman, I quit my job as a trial attorney. While I am most […]
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Apparently, it’s fine to disregard a duly-issued subpoena. It happens weekly in Washington, D.C. The President, the Vice President, Rudy freaking Giuliani, who is a former prosecutor, all do it. Conversely, if one ignores a subpoena for a criminal case […]
To see you when I wake up[Was] a gift I didn’t think could be realTo know that you [felt] the same as I [did][Was] a three-fold utopian dream You do something to me that I can’t explainSo would I be […]
I miss you. It has been a few months since the relationship ended. I thought that, with time, like a fractured arm or a torn ACL, my broken organ would heal on a linear path. The more apropos analogy is […]
Random moments of reminiscence besiege me, and then I again miss you so much. I miss: -Your voice; -The way you would say, “Whattdya mean?!”; -The way you would say, “Alexa play…”; -The way your dog […]
In 2004, I moved back to the East Coast after living in San Diego for more than one year. I tucked my tail in between my legs and came home because I had foolishly spent money and incurred credit card […]
Over the past few days, I have thought a lot about my past relationship. I am not sure what caused the recent contemplation of the topic because those thoughts attempt to drag me towards sadness. Thus, this morning, I felt […]
-Last night, a reporter from NPR’s Newshour interviewed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Mark Morgan. I feared the dude was going to hyperventilate while he discussed the deportation of illegal immigrants. I thought, “Relax. Take a breath, bro.” Mr. […]
On Saturday, I attended my niece’s First Holy Communion Mass. It was the first time I’ve attended Mass at a Catholic church in at least 10 years. I hope I do not attend Mass again for at least another 10 […]
Yesterday, I reached a benchmark age–40. At first, I was somewhat bummed about it. I neither feel nor look [though gray hairs have invaded my sideburns] old. But when I assessed my current situation, I felt dismayed. At 40 years […]