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The impulse to publish is destroying my newsletter

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What is a digital hobo?

This moniker has been on my LinkedIn profile for several years. It started off as a joke, but then the whole world started crying about it. I feel I need to explain what I mean.

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The throwaway men

Don’t ever pet the lions at the zoo.

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BBQ at the Hendersons

Mr. and Mrs. Henderson are my backyard neighbors who have lived in the house across the fence a few years before I moved…

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Inanimate me

If you have not yet read the first part — while I appreciate your enthusiasm — this would probably make more sense if you started at…

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Never lose a sock ever again

“How is it you never lose your socks in the dryer?” she asked.

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The goose

The goose does not fear falling through the ice.

Because he has wings.

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Writing muffin tops

I have a friend who writes the most brilliant ledes; they are poignant, highly descriptive, plunges the reader headlong…

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I am Moses

In 2012, I developed a sudden nerve condition and now walk with a cane.

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Who do you trust?

When Steve Jobs died, I knew about it a few minutes afterward because I saw a tweet from Chris Brogan asking if it were true…

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Monkey with a loaded typewriter
Monkey with a loaded typewriter
Essays from life, mostly true. Buy the book and get all the essays in one place, no batteries required. Unless you buy it on Kindle, then you’re on your own. Sorry. http://amzn.to/1xxlLZB
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