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Racism Is Alive And Well

March 16, 2012 Communication skills for the crazy

I’d like to think those who dislike Obama simply have differences with him over economic and social policy. I’d like to think that in 2012, people don’t hate based on skin color. Then I see something like this:

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Things Kids Say, March 16, 2012

March 16, 2012 Uncategorized

The children continue to let their guard down and say the most interesting things, apparently unaware — despite this being one of several installments in a series — that I’m lurking nearby, writing it all down. Mood music: “All this time I thought you wrote that song,” Sean, after hearing John Lennon’s “Beautiful Boy” on [...]

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Sumo Wrestler With An Itch For Life

March 11, 2012 Lighthearted

This is one of many photos I took for a slideshow during the recent RSA Conference. For obvious reasons, I didn’t put it in the final slide deck. But this is a personal blog, so what the hell… I actually liked this guy. He always had that smile on whenever I passed his booth. A smile [...]

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Sober In San Francisco: Easier Than It Used To Be

February 26, 2012 Uncategorized

The first day in San Francisco for RSA and BSidesSF is done, and I’m happy to report being a lot more comfortable in my sobriety than I’ve been at past conference gatherings. Mood music: Right after I got sober at the end of 2009, these networking events were difficult for me. A couple drinks used [...]

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I Regret Wearing That Charles Manson T-Shirt

February 26, 2012 Uncategorized

In the early 1990s, Patti Tate, sister of Sharon Tate, was on a public tirade against Guns N Roses frontman Axl Rose for going onstage every night wearing a Charles Manson T-Shirt. Around the same time, I had my own Manson shirt, worn regularly to freak people out. Mood music: Here’s Axl in his shirt: [...]

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New Facebook Page: ‘Justice For Jessica Cormier’

February 15, 2012 Uncategorized

Early last month I wrote about Jessica Cormier, a young woman who worked for my father and stepmother and was murdered Jan. 3 not long after leaving Brenner’s for the day. Mood music: Last night I got a message that a new Facebook page has been set up in her honor called “Justice for Jessica [...]

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Time To Kill The OCD Diaries?

February 8, 2012 Uncategorized

For a variety of reasons, I’m starting to wonder if it’s time to pull the pin on this grenade. There are good reasons to do so. Mood music: I started this blog to come clean about my demons and break all the stigmas attached to them. But I’m at the point where I’ve said about [...]

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Forever Six: Thinking Of The Demenkow Family

January 12, 2012 Uncategorized

I’m thinking of two classmates from high school today: Anne Wallace-Demenkow and her husband, Shawn. Their daughter, Emily, would have turned 13 this week. Mood music: She died from cancer at age 6. I know from my brief Facebook exchanges with Anne that this was a terrible loss for her family. What could be worse than losing [...]

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Funeral Details for Jessica Cormier

January 9, 2012 Uncategorized

Today is the wake and funeral for Jessica Cormier, the girl who worked for my parents and was murdered last week. I was at the family business Saturday and you could tell everyone there is devastated by the loss. I’m told she could handle any task around there. Having worked there as a teenager and [...]

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