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Waiting

I have been waiting since 1999 for this day to get here. I waited in the Mill Creek Elementary lobby area to get shots for kindergarten orientation. I waited in…

Paper cuts

Paper cuts

A friend extends a piece of paper to me. It’s a note passed in class (we’re too old-fashioned for texting). As I grab it, the paper slides against my fingertips…

People on airplanes

People on airplanes

I’ve taken many plane trips in my lifetime. Continental and international, short and long, great and terrible, I’ve been there. However, on my trip from Seattle, Wa. to Minneapolis, Mn.,…

Fake tans

Fake tans

The sun gives us many wonderful things such as heat, light and energy. One of the things that people may take for granted is the ultra violet ray. Oh, the sweet…

Story repeaters

Story repeaters

“Oh, my God, the coolest thing happened the other day…” This is how it always starts. Something too awesome, too funny, too awkward happened the other day. From the cusp…

Mugs Up isn’t open in the wintertime

Mugs Up isn’t open in the wintertime

Sometimes I just want a cheese zip. There’s a drive-in by Hickman High School that has the best root beer in all of Missouri. It has unbelievable chili and cheese,…

Kansas

Kansas

I was born and raised in Columbia, Mo. I can count how many home football games I’ve missed on one hand. I love Mizzou sports. My parents must have raised…

“That Awkward Moment”

“That Awkward Moment”

Oh, the woes of trying to find the perfect Facebook status. I don’t want to sound dumb, and I don’t want to post cliché song lyrics. So why not follow…

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