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“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” –...
I should begin this piece by stating that you won’t find a bigger fan of...
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I’d like to begin by saying that I’m not a cynic. On the contrary,...
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In order to suffer the slings and arrows which are an inevitable part of...
I thought I would take a moment to tell you (and remind myself while...
Introduction Looking back on thirty-plus years of writing songs, it’s a...
I’ve heard baseball described as a “game of failure,” which means...
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