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Writing stories takes time. More time that I had originally estimated, to be completely honest. So while the goal was always to have at least one story per week posted on themuggo.com, the reality is that's really difficult to do with long-form articles. I was brainstorming at some point in the last few weeks and …
The power of one. In Stephen Covey's book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, habit number two goes like this: Begin with the end in mind. For someone like me, that idea is terrifying. I've never been great at goal-setting or planning ahead. So if I have a big task ahead of me, I …
Everyone does it. It's a natural and normal bodily function. Why some people find it funny is interesting. Why others cringe when they hear about it is also interesting. Here are three times in my life when I have been most greatly affected by poo. ____________________________ We stopped at Lowe's after church one day. …
Photo credit: Kaitlin Piofcyk - http://www.kaitlins-photography.com My buddy, Hugh, got married a couple weekends ago. I was in the wedding along with our other best friend, Grant. Hugh and Grant mean the world to me. So this week, I’m just going to retell stories of some of my favorite experiences with them, followed by …
PART I | PART II | PART III The following is Part III of a three-part story. Click above for Part I and Part II. _________________________________ Jim's career has been a wild ride. I mentioned before that he started with a bank fresh out of college. After four years he went to work for his …
PART I | PART II | PART III The following is part two of a three-part story. If you missed part one, well, you should probably start there. _________________________________ Let me start with some history. Jim's paternal grandfather came from a middle-class family. He went to a prominent public university and started his own garment …
PART I | PART II | PART III ♦ ♦ ♦ June 1976 "Go, go, go! Hurry!!" The three boys pedaled their bikes as fast as they could, trying to stifle laughter as they rode. Jimmy was out front with the stolen mail, the others were right behind him. Mr. Parker had seen the boys conspicuously ride …
Welcome to the next installment of Mixtape Breakdown. If you missed Volume I, check it out here. Recently, I enlisted the help of a few good people in my life who were willing to let me borrow some of their old CDs - mixes they created and haven't listened to in over a decade. What …
Okay, so here's the thing. A couple months ago I was cleaning out my car and found a bunch of mix CDs I made in high school and college. I'm not the type of person to pass up a trip down Nostalgia Lane, so I popped one into the CD deck and got back to …
Monday marked the 19th anniversary of the time I shattered my elbow when I crashed an ATV. I will never forget that day. Well, what I mean is that I'll never forget when that day happened. Because it was the day after Mother's Day in 1999. Nineteen years ago. What a great gift for Mother's …
