Hawaii

The following is the complete speech I gave at my mom’s memorial today: I remember being 4 years old, lying in bed next to my mom. She was telling me stories to help me sleep. “Mom”, I asked her, “is magic real?” She thought for a moment, “of course it is.” I sat up in [...]

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There’s no wifi in this church. I’m sitting in the space that will house my mom’s final party. So many people are coming to see her, I predict a standing-room only crowd will fill up its pews. I don’t want to help out. I don’t want to arrange flowers, or set up the audio-visual system. [...]

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Being on Maui and remembering my life here with my mom has really reminded me of the many lives that I’ve had here. Its sort of like a capsule, separated from the rest of the world, where very little changes and memories linger forever. I thought I’d post some old videos I scavenged from my [...]

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I touched down in Maui today for the first time in months. Today is the first day I have stepped foot on Maui knowing that I won’t see my mom’s bright face welcoming me back home. After all…where is my home now? The easy answer would be San Francisco. My girlfriend Chanterelle and I do [...]

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My to-do list is full and I’m behind. Failure. My days are free of time-consuming activities or a job, and I still haven’t done the homework for my online class. Failure. Everyone says I have potential, I’m brilliant, but I can’t even manage some of the most simple to-do’s on my list. Failure. As soon [...]

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When we are listening to a parent, friend, or relative bitching and complaining about the same person every day, are we really helping them? It’s easy to believe we are being a fantastic friend, daughter, brother, etc. by listening to the same complaints over and over. But in reality, we may just be enabling them [...]

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If it’s not one vice, it’s another. I feel like a monk…who’s just been caught masturbating. Last week, I caught myself literally sprinting from the bathroom to my computer. Checking my email for the thousandth time that morning. “That’s it!” I told my girlfriend Chanterelle, “I’m not going to be an email addict anymore!” A [...]

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Alabama raises its dropout age. Will this help students get a better education? Or just cause more problems for everyone.

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