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Call me Jerry

While taking roll on the first day of kindergarten, my teacher asked each of us, in turn, if we’d prefer to use a name other than the one…

2 min readMar 8, 2019

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Call me Jerry

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P.S. I Love You

Our Thing

It’s Saturday morning, 10am. The sun is shining and it’s 70°F outside. Of the million awesome things I could be doing on this beautiful…

2 min readSep 29, 2018

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They’ll Thank Me Later

I surprised my family with coupons for flu shots last weekend. They were not delighted. I guess I don’t really blame them, especially with…

2 min readSep 26, 2018

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They’ll Thank Me Later

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Last First Date

Do you know what happens when your daughter’s new boyfriend accidentally fills your car’s six-cylinder, fuel-injected gasoline engine with…

2 min readAug 17, 2018

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Scary Fast

I ran into a tree while mountain biking today. With my face. I don’t remember the specific details that led up to the incident, but I…

2 min readJul 26, 2018

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P.S. I Love You

Trying, Still

My youngest son and I tried wake surfing for the first time last week. Despite all the helpful advice I kept shouting at him from the boat…

1 min readJul 22, 2018

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Trying, Still

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The Future of My Dreams

My employer deployed an autonomous robotic mower to the front lawn of my building this week. It’s like a Roomba vacuum cleaner, but with…

2 min readJun 23, 2018

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A TSA Pat-Down and Other Things You Can Experience for Free in Boston

May 17, 2018 — 10:03 PM I’m in Boston this week for work. Lovely city. My favorite part so far has been losing my credit cards and driver’s…

5 min readMay 28, 2018

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The Haven

Will Work for Food

This is a picture of Sentry 2018, or “S18” for short. She’s a spirited young araneus cavaticus that guards my back fence. We just met…

1 min readMay 8, 2018

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Will Work for Food

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Whole

There’s a small scar above my left eye, a keepsake from the time my sister and I tried to dig our way to China. I don’t remember the exact…

2 min readMar 28, 2018

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tracy k. ard

tracy k. ard

Find my words on The Haven, P.S. I Love You, Student Voices, and at https://eatingmywaytothetop.com/. I also accidently wrote a book. Sorry about that.

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