The Art of Negotiation

 Opening offer: You bring us dinner in exchange for one half (1/2) of one can of Diet Dr. Pepper, unlimited tap water and two (2) cups of Brita filtered water.
Counter offer: You pay for your own food and make it one third (1/3) of one can of Diet Dr. Pepper.
Counter-counter offer: You’re negotiating down?
Counter-counter-counter offer: […]

Gateway of Gold

When I was about 10, my parents and I were visiting my grandfather in San Jose, CA. While browsing the local newspaper, my mom found an add to come see a demonstration of these horses called Peruvian Pasos. My mom was intrigued by the description of these gentle horses with the smoothest riding gait imaginable, […]

All I heard was a ‘pop!’ followed by a ’splosh!’

11 year old girls
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Water snakes
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Twisting motion
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Rav4
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Glittery Gooey Mess. Everywhere.

Dear Jens,
It was one year ago tonight that you died. You were jogging through Discovery Park and you collapsed with a heart attack. The people walking behind you said that you were walking one minute and on the ground the next; they suspect you didn’t know what hit you. I hope they’re right.
I was at […]