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  • The Gentle Art of Going With Your Gut

    By a guy who’s been wrong, right, chased, pelted, lectured, and occasionally saved by his own instinct. Let me break it down. When I was a boy, I spent most of my time playing street games — running around like a feral cat with pockets full of marbles and absolutely no sense of self-preservation. But…

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  • The Most Wonderful Time to Be Sentimental

    By a guy who still gets misty-eyed at the sight of tinsel Ask anyone what their favorite time of year is, and you’ll hear all sorts of questionable choices. Some will say summer — which is basically four months of being basted like a rotisserie chicken. Others will praise spring, a season mostly dedicated to…

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  • The Best Thing with Four Legs

    What’s good about having a pet? Well, let me count the ways—though if you’ve ever shared your home with one, you probably don’t need convincing. First off, it’s waking up in the morning and finding someone—wide-eyed, tail going like a propeller—already convinced that this is going to be the best day ever. Before coffee, before…

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  • Three Years from Now (Assuming I Don’t Win the Lottery or Get Hit by a Bus)

    “What will your life be like in three years?” they ask, as if I’ve got some grand master plan drawn up on a whiteboard somewhere. Truth is, I don’t. I barely know what I’m having for lunch tomorrow, let alone what I’ll be doing in 2028. But if the universe doesn’t hurl any major surprises…

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