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The Dreamweaver
Sep 3, 20232 min read
Wet Towels | The Dreamweaver
I was walking to the new primary school in Mexico where my daughters were attending with a wet bath towel I was meant to drop off to be...
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The Dreamweaver
Sep 3, 20232 min read
The Back Bedroom | The Dreamweaver
I was sleeping in the back bedroom on Washtenaw with Delilah, who had snuggled into bed with me having been awakened by a thunderstorm. I...
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The Dreamweaver
Aug 6, 20234 min read
The Mark Rutte Dream | The Dreamweaver
I was with my friend Ian on a trip and we were traveling in his large 16-wheel tractor-trailer. We stopped to take a break in the English...
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The Dreamweaver
Jul 14, 20234 min read
We're Waiting for You | The Dreamweaver
I was about to leave my parent's house in Niles to go my band's rehearsal when my mother asked if I would join the family for lunch...
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The Dreamweaver
Apr 16, 20233 min read
Saturday Segments | The Dreamweaver
I looked up towards the sky and saw a plane spinning out of control. Seconds later, I saw another airplane making an emergency landing...
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The Dreamweaver
Apr 13, 20233 min read
The Biden Dream | The Dreamweaver
I was a United States congressman and traveled to Spain with a trade delegation. I invited my younger brother Glenn---who was about 13 at...
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The Dreamweaver
Apr 8, 20233 min read
Chateau Marmont | The Dreamweaver
I’d been staying at the Chateau Marmont on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles where an old friend had recently been hired as the new general...
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The Dreamweaver
Mar 13, 20233 min read
Forward | The Dreamweaver
It was my first day as a member of a minor league baseball team. Not expecting to play, I was nervously surprised when the manager walked...
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The Dreamweaver
Mar 9, 20232 min read
Free Towels | The Dreamweaver
I had just arrived at the airport with my grandfather after a long-haul flight to Asia. We were walking through the terminal when my...
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The Dreamweaver
Mar 9, 20233 min read
Adam Driver's Guitar | The Dreamweaver
I decided to throw caution to the wind and drive out of town to the university campus where the actor Adam Driver had his office. I...
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The Dreamweaver
Feb 27, 20232 min read
A Nice Coincidence | The Dreamweaver
I was with my grandfather in Granada, Spain, walking through the old town. My grandfather asked if I was hungry and suggested we stop for...
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The Dreamweaver
Feb 26, 20233 min read
Three Segments | The Dreamweaver
SEGMENT 1 I was in Chicago visiting my parents at their apartment on Washtenaw and while I was setting up the new stereo system in the...
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The Dreamweaver
Feb 19, 20233 min read
Lily | The Dreamweaver
We had all been staying at the Heidel House in Green Lake, Wisconsin, where my first wife and I were married in October 1995. Lily and...
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The Dreamweaver
Feb 3, 20232 min read
The Crash of TWA Flight 96 | The Dreamweaver
My youngest daughter and I had arrived at the airport early to spend some time watching planes taking off and landing before my mother's...
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The Dreamweaver
Feb 3, 20232 min read
The Snowmobile | The Dreamweaver
I was with my family at a ski resort and decided to take some time to myself to look around the property. I came upon a snowmobile rental...
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The Dreamweaver
Jan 17, 20232 min read
Annie Hamel | The Dreamweaver
I was back in Chicago and being driven to the University of Illinois Chicago campus by my old friend Burton. While waiting at a traffic...
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The Dreamweaver
Jan 7, 20231 min read
Bun | The Dreamweaver
I was at the train station getting ready to board my train when I passed in front of the newsagent's and noticed something familiar on...
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The Dreamweaver
Jan 2, 20231 min read
The Chicken or the Egg? | The Dreamweaver
I opened the carton of eggs to notice there was only one egg in it. And to my surprise and horror it seemed to have something growing on...
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The Dreamweaver
Dec 24, 20223 min read
Rena and Rachel | The Dreamweaver
It was my first day teaching at Mather High School and I had agreed to meet a woman I’d met a few weeks earlier who worked at a...
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The Dreamweaver
Nov 8, 20222 min read
Cars and Bikes and Babushkas and Things | The Dreamweaver
I had checked into my hostel and decided to go for a walk and explore the vicinity. Walking out into the courtyard, I noticed a large...
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