Half Maverick

Author: halfmaverick

  • To Be a Writer…WRITE

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    I’ve experienced four US census counts by now, and have made at least as many New Years resolutions. Apparently I’m a slow learner, because I keep making them, breaking them, and then beating myself up about it. The best thing I can say about how my resolutions have evolved is that at least I have…

  • When to Give Up?

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    I’m going to butcher this reference, but here goes: I read a NY Times article in the past year or so that talked about how sometimes quitting is healthy. Healthier than sticking with what you started out to do. As a society – and certainly in my personal family sub-society – “giving up” or quitting…

  • What’s a “mistaken zygote?”

    What’s a “mistaken zygote?”

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    Ever felt like you needed to give a primal scream because nobody understood you in your family? You might be a mistaken zygote.