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Daniel Baciagalupo Night
This is my first attempt at fiction, so for all who decide to read this, be gentle with me. Thanks. – Jack On the first and third Thursdays of each month, Henry and Claire Nelson go on date nights, which usually consist of dinner and the cinema, though they occasionally have something quick at home,… Read more
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Podcast Episode: Yoga, Memory, And Play
Hey, Burger Scoot fans, did you know my good AI buddies Pip and Mara host a podcast where they discuss some of my blog posts? It’s true! I guess this is WordPress’ attempt to expand into a different market. Here’s one of their shows! Enjoy, I didn’t! Pip: You are listening to Burger Scoot, where… Read more
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What is Sanskrit for “Flirting”: A Six Sentence Story
Jack walked into the yoga studio and rolled out his mat. The room was dark, and from the previous Hot Yoga class, it was still warm and a little humid. “There’s the troublemaker,” Mary said, winking at him while she was in a table pose. Jack smiled and teased back, “I see you didn’t double-park… Read more
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Me and My Self-fulfilling Prophecy
“A self-fulfilling prophecy is a sociological term used to describe a prediction that causes itself to become true.” – Simple Psychology. It was 1987, and I was crying in my Academic Advisor, Professor William Dorman’s office. I had just told my mentor that I was going to drop out of California State University, Sacramento (CSUS)… Read more
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Observations From the Mat #12: My Quest for Adjustments
I picked up my coffee order from a young, attractive female barista. She had noticed I came into her shop with a mat over my shoulder, so she asked how I liked the yoga studio in the same shopping center as the coffee shop. I told her that, aside from it being a chain—with the… Read more
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Checkmated by My Own Brain: A Six-Sentence Story
I am horrible at solving puzzles; my remedial mind has a hard time with puzzle games like Sudoku, the NYT’s Wordle, and Connections. When I was a kid and liked to watch Batman with Adam West, I used to get lost when The Riddler (played by Frank Gorshin) would riddle the Caped Crusader, and our… Read more
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