by aaron | Jan 4, 2017 | Essays
(This essay is the third in a series reflecting on 2016. You can read the first essay here and the second one here.) In these ongoing thoughts about the year 2016, today’s topic is America, a country where far too many of us got...
by aaron | Jan 3, 2017 | Essays
(This essay is a continuation of theme reflecting on 2016; the first in this series can be read here) I spent the evening of November 8th in Spokane, WA, posted up at a bar watching as CNN posted election results. The outcome that night was as...
by aaron | Jan 1, 2017 | Essays
According to the Chinese zodiac, 2016 was (more or less) the Year of the Monkey. Sadly, it’s felt a lot less like good ol’ Curious George waving impishly above, and a lot more like this: Living here in America, most of the year was consumed with the...
by aaron | Oct 26, 2016 | Essays
Earlier today I went out for a jog. It was a beautiful, sunny day, and I plugged in my headphones, felt the brisk air on my skin and marveled at the fall colors burning across the hills. I’ve had a lot on my mind lately—work, money, auto repairs, Republicans—and...
by aaron | Oct 8, 2016 | Essays
The second Presidential debate is scheduled for this Sunday in St. Louis. We’re all too aware that the candidates, like significant portions of our country, disagree about a lot. Fortunately, I believe I’ve found something all Americans can agree upon....
by aaron | Sep 27, 2016 | Essays
Last night I watched the entirety of the first Presidential debate. I made it through all 90-minutes, which is a feat I still don’t know how to label—Existential despair? Civic engagement? Hopeful rubbernecking? I came out of it feeling like I do anytime I watch...