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Why I’m Not Giving My Guidance Counselor the Nickname He Wants

June 25, 2010

I don’t know him that well. He keeps mouthwash on his desk. Because loving Freddy Mercury does not entitle someone to the nickname “Freddy” or “Mercury.” I got into Cornell without his help. He tried to give me an Army of One t-shirt, but I turned him down and he acted all hurt like I [...]

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Big Game Hunting Gives 1st Shared Lifetime Achievement Award to Walt Sterns and Claire DeLong-Sterns

November 19, 2009

As you might imagine, I don’t feel right accepting this award without Walt. I might have been the better shot, but it was his passion for big game that took us around the world. Some of you know the story, but Walt and I met when we were kids. I was in a tree stand [...]

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Animals

September 19, 2009

Skunk, dead fish on beach, starting to want different things. Moose hoping to knock antlers with full-of-himself, piece-of-shit elk. Antarctic penguin fathers caring for eggs have no other marketable skills. Cheetahs more than speedsters, predators. Also like Jazz, early Jim Jarmush. Elephants tired of cleaning themselves, each other, with nose-water. Monkeys to rest of animal [...]

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