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Tag: Life’s Journey

  • A Letter to Chris after Leaving First Merchants

    9-11-2011 Things have been a little rough lately, but life doesn’t stop throwing you curve balls just because you change careers. Rather…

  • The Story of Us

    I started out in Kansas City on the east side of the Missouri where I grew till I was eight and in…

  • Explaining the 2015 Internet to 1995 Me

    Dear Erich from 1995, I can listen to whatever I want whenever I want. When you’re 20 you’ll get excited about being…

  • If You’ll Have Me

    The living room glowed with excitement. They had bought bagels and cream cheese. It was a historic moment. Two weeks ago I…

  • 2014 in Review

    Winter is Coming When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command the locust to devour the…

  • Silver Beach

    It was unusual for only two of us to be at the lodge at any one time, and strictly speaking, it was…

  • Things Change

    After making fun of his mom (like kids in 6th grade do) he stood up, pushed me, and we both ended up…

  • Sometimes I Worry

    Sometimes I worry about people. There was a guy who went straight into the military from high school. I think about him…

  • 10,000 Hours

    Have you ever heard that it takes “10,000 hours” to become good at something or that you should “follow your passion” and…