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Valentine’s Day

I’m sick of it. I’m sick of people calling Valentine’s Day a Hallmark holiday, stupid, pointless, or only for women. I’m sick of guys pretending that they hate it. I’m sick of girls saying that they’re “above” it. I don’t … Continue reading

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RIP Hitchens

Being revealed as an Atheist in Texas at age 9 during recess wasn’t easy. It was actually shocking to me to discover that I was the only one and alarming to me to see the reactions of my classmates: sheer … Continue reading

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Intuition

Lately, I’ve been trying to leave a lot more of my life to my intuition. Doing this, at first, seemed to be almost contrary to my otherwise existential ways, but – au contraire – intuition, as a function of the … Continue reading

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26 Before 26 Wrap-up

Well, it’s happened: I turned 26, and the world did not end. And, as you could have expected, I failed to complete my “26 before 26″ list (Inbox 0? Who can do that anyway?). All in all, the past year … Continue reading

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A Week Without

I have been thinking lately that, for purely experimental purposes, I should try various weeks without x. We only get about 3,900 weeks in our lives (if you lived to 75-years-old, that is) so why not spice a few of … Continue reading

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