Archive - Specifics: American Essays of an Informal Nature

I Simply Must Acquire a Tuxedo, Posthaste

Every man should.

Jun 30 •

Let's Learn Something

Chasing trout v2.

Jun 12 •

May 2025

Remembering Rachel

She's gone. I'm still here.

May 20 •

My Graduation Address

Which I'm never going to get to deliver

May 3 •

April 2025

Three sacred objects

Apr 6 •

March 2025

In Defense of Wal-Mart

And more importantly, the people who shop there.

Mar 10 •

January 2025

I Want My Stuff

Me vs. Pottery Barn. So far, Pottery Barn is winning.

Jan 27 •

And, of course, happy New Year

Jan 14 •

December 2024

My Father and I

Dec 25, 2024 •

Really, really, really beautiful women

And what they tell us about men.

Dec 19, 2024 •

It works. Except when it doesn't.

Dec 8, 2024 •

Writing for Eternity

Thoughts about writing in stone and metal.

Dec 1, 2024 •

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