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On the Road(s)

If you really want to hate Robert Moses, try explaining to your partner the maddening muddle that is the New York metropolitan area’s regional roadway system.

Crossing the Footbridge to Briarwood

If you want to love where you’re going, first learn to love where you’ve been.

Cooking with Squirrels

You can get anything done with ADHD’s superpower…but you have to be into it, first.

The Ecstasy and Agony of Noise-Canceling Headphones

Or, the moment I realized my noise-canceling headphones were assistive technology for the elderly.

These Marks Show That You Are Alive

The message from my Managed Midlife Crisis™? Stop being afraid to start being myself again.

Embracing the Other at Christmas Epcot

Should you ever find Disney World is more tolerant of others than you are, it’s probably time to rethink some of the assumptions you harbor about the world, and especially about yourself.

All the Places I Am

Sometimes the thing you’re most afraid of is the most important thing you can do.

Ridesharing or Death

There are reasons nondriving ADHDers like me tend to stay that way. Mostly because our loved ones fear for their lives.

Put It into Action

Over the next four years, we must promise to be there to pick up the weight when it’s time for others to put it down. We must be there for each other in love and solidarity.

It’s Not Where You’re From, It’s Where You’re At

Every six years or so, I remember how much I love Chicago and gush unapologetically. Check your watches. No apologies.