Checking In
Richard IngramIf you've caught yourself on autopilot, this was written for you. I share short personal essays about life, trying repeatedly to teach me something. They start with a story and find a thread worth pulling. (Warning: Humor is my coping mechanism.)
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Proof
“The proof is in the pudding.” I don’t know where I first heard this saying. It was said a lot. I’d heard it enough times to repeat it.
I assumed it meant that the thing could only be measured by the outcome. I never questioned it, but I p...
Static
Our TV had rabbit ears. It also had big, chunky knobs to change channels. One for the lower channels and one for the higher-numbered channels.
Relative to what was available, it was a good TV. It was bigger, and the picture was much cleare...
Portrait
Left: Me, one with glue in my hair. Right: My uncle watching my grandpa, wearing a tablecloth, get his pants down from the electrical wire.
It took way too long to learn how to smile in photos. School picture day was particularly stressful...
Posted
My son applied to a music program at a college notorious for music. The interview process had several phases. That meant I spent time standing quietly in several hallways at the music college.
At the last stop, I noticed a teacher had post...
Throttle
Growing up, my buddy had a dirt bike. I had seen it in his garage many times before the first time we took it out for a ride. It really intimidated me.
He’d asked me multiple times if I wanted to ride it before I gave in and agreed to try....
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Husband, father of four, friend, owner of 4 pups. Avid reader, listener, writer, and perpetually curious. Person with a corporate job (but I get to study psychology in the wild).
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