You ever feel worthless as a human being? When I’m in a funk, that’s the first thought that always crawls up. People like to remind me of my value—yada, yada, yada—but I still can’t climb over that wall sometimes. I saw the shrink yesterday. And yes, I know some of you are thinking, “Good, …
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Not trying to date myself, but I’m having one of those “A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney” nights. If you don’t remember Andy Rooney, he was a satirist who appeared in the closing segment of the news program *60 Minutes*. He’d pick some random, often overlooked subject, and deliver a thoughtful, wry monologue. Usually, he’d …
Two days turned into three, and they were truly awful. Let me explain. In a rite of passage I could have lived without, I had a colonoscopy on Monday—and then, because one wasn’t enough fun, I had another on Tuesday. The culprit? An improper bowel prep that didn’t allow the doctor to fully …
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I mentioned writer’s block yesterday, and here’s why: I’ve been chewing on how to talk about this without sounding mean-spirited or like I’m slinging mud for the sake of it. The problem is, when the truth itself is ugly, there’s only so much you can do to make it sound polite. And honestly? I’m not …
