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What Disguises Do You Wear?

The guy dressed as a construction worker was begging me for money. It was 5am and I was on the corner of Wall Street and Broad. To my left was the New…

The guy dressed as a construction worker was begging me for money. It was 5am and I was on the corner of Wall Street and Broad. To my left was the New York Stock Exchange and in front of me were the steps where George Washington took his oath of office. Policemen with dogs were […]

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I Want To Do This

It’s raining outside. I’m 44 years old so sometimes I get the feeling there are things I will never do with my body. But it’s a pleasure to watch. When I was…

It’s raining outside. I’m 44 years old so sometimes I get the feeling there are things I will never do with my body. But it’s a pleasure to watch. When I was a kid I was really into breakdancing. More recently, the past 2 years, I’ve been into yoga. So it’s a beautiful break from […]

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Ask James: Facebook, Small Talk, God, Friendships, Productivity, and More!

[This is part of the expanded answers to my Twitter Q&A I do every Thursday from 330-430. I will have other answers in smaller blog posts. If you like these Twitter Q&A…

[This is part of the expanded answers to my Twitter Q&A I do every Thursday from 330-430. I will have other answers in smaller blog posts. If you like these Twitter Q&A posts, please Facebook Like so I get a sense of how useful (or fun) they are. Thanks. And please provide additional answers for […]

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Can We Change Our Lives?

[This question came from my Twitter Q&A last Thursday. These Q&A posts are getting so big I’m going to start rolling them out in smaller pieces. If you like them, please Facebook…

[This question came from my Twitter Q&A last Thursday. These Q&A posts are getting so big I’m going to start rolling them out in smaller pieces. If you like them, please Facebook Like above, or Follow me on Twitter and join me for the next Q&A, every Thursday from 330-430 EST. ALSO, if you have […]

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10 Life-Changing Decisions We Make Without Thinking

I showed up at the SATs in my pajamas. I had woken up late for the most important test of my life – the one test that determines what college you get…

I showed up at the SATs in my pajamas. I had woken up late for the most important test of my life – the one test that determines what college you get into, which then determines how happy you are, who will marry you, how much money you make, and how many people you can […]

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How to Deal With Change

There is some serious shit going down in Vermont these days and it’s going to make the Occupy Wall Street movement look like a little Kindergarten outing to see the New York…

There is some serious shit going down in Vermont these days and it’s going to make the Occupy Wall Street movement look like a little Kindergarten outing to see the New York Stock Exchange. Vermonters are upset because the  poor white trash are coming into their own and it’s going to change the 100 year […]

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Is Google Turning Us Into Cyborgs

  [Latest search on Google that took someone to my blog: “free children.sex.com”] I’m missing something from my life. My life feels empty. If I only had..If I could only get…If I…

  [Latest search on Google that took someone to my blog: “free children.sex.com”] I’m missing something from my life. My life feels empty. If I only had..If I could only get…If I only knew…and if I can’t get it all then… The human body and mind are insufficient, are too small, to satisfy that incompleteness. […]

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