Category: Tributes
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Post #125: From the Files of the Wonderful and Utterly Unexpected
So, here’s a strange one. I won an award. For my writing. That’s never happened before. It wasn’t a major award or anything, and I suppose it’s obnoxious to gush, but I can’t deny it feels good to know some people out there noticed. It’s a piece you may have…
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Post #120: Happy New Year!
Greetings, and a very merry New Year to all of you out there. I guess it’s customary this time of year to make resolutions. But I’m struggling. Last night I resolved to drink less this year, then promptly poured myself a beer. So…well…there’s always 2015. Some brief apologies for the…
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Post #113: Carol Dweck, meet Tim Tebow
I don’t follow football. Not really. But I am currently breathing and I do follow sports in general, so of course I heard the news when fledgling quarterback and football celebrity (soon to be outcast?) Tim Tebow was recently cut by the New England Patriots just prior to the start…
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Post #99: Being Dad
I have an essay in the new issue of Kid’s Vermont, a monthly foray into the world of what to do with your kid if you’re a Vermont parent. For their Dad Issue, they asked me to contribute to their “Use Your Words” feature, a monthly personal essay, on a…
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Post #89: AWP, by the Numbers
Two weekends ago I ventured to Boston for the AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs) Conference. I’ve decided to break my experience down for you by the numbers. Number of times my wife told me I’d regret not going to AWP before I finally decided to miss work even…
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Post #80: Did You Get Healed?
Took my lady to see The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra at our beloved local theater, The Flynn, the other night. We sat front row in the balcony and watched Wynton and the cats do their thing, and as always, the experience was pure bliss. I was a little tired that…
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Post #76: Nicholas David, A Tribute
Yes, I watch The Voice. Yes, I love The Voice. Yes, I have a problem. No, I don’t care if you’re making fun of me right now. Go ahead. Shannon and I started watching the reality singing competition at its inception and have religiously watched all three seasons so far,…
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Post #73: Don’t Look Now, But…
the new Stones is actually good. It caught me by surprise on the radio today. “Here’s new music from the Stones” announced the DJ and though I didn’t reach for the dial, my hopes weren’t particularly high. But “Doom and Gloom” is a damn good song. An upbeat syncopated rocker…
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Post #67: One Down
A little over a year ago I decided I’d give blogging a try. The result is this. Us. Here. Sixty-seven posts later, I’m still having fun. And if it’s okay with you, I’d like to keep going. From all of us here at The Almost Right Words, thanks for reading.
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Post #62: Andy Murray Breaks Through
As my wife can testify, I’ve consumed massive quantities of tennis these past two weeks during the 2012 U.S. Open. So much, in fact, that I’ve had loose volleys in my hair, top spin forehands stuck between my teeth, massive overheads clinging to my thighs, second serves out wide on…
Benjamin Roesch 