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2013 Goals

by Rob Friesel

After six years, 1 I’m comfortable calling this a tradition: setting some personal goals (“not resolutions”) for the new year. Call me weird, but it makes me feel more comfortable going into the year–like having a map by which to steer. Looking back over the past couple of years, I’ve noticed that there are a […]

Sarah & Joanna

by Rob Friesel

To my dear friends Sarah and Joanna: I wish I was down there helping you to celebrate your union today. Circumstances conspired against us. I regret that I am not there, but I know that your wedding will be full of joy, and your lives together will be long and equally joyous. We’ll see you […]

skin

by Rob Friesel

It’s funny, the tricks that words play with us sometimes. We listen closely to the words that people choose. The precise words. The connotations and implications. The order of the words. The split-second but pregnant pause between clauses that alters the statement’s meaning. Diction and inflection. Comedic careers are launched with this fuel; political careers […]