Category: Other 5tuff
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Oma
In a desperate attempt to remember Oma’s special essence, I thought I would compile some favorite memories and the lessons she taught about living a life worth living.
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Best Non-Fiction of 2023 (and Honorable Mentions)
2023, as depressing as it was, would have been far worse if I had not read the following books that kept me thinking and chortling.
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Best Non-Fiction of 2022 (and Honorable Mentions)
Think 2022 was strange? It would have been stranger for me if not for those non-fiction books.
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40 for 40: Things I Wish I Had Understood When I Was Half My Age
Here are 40 counterintuitive things I wish I knew when I was 20 years old.
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Best Nonfiction of 2021 (and Honorable Mentions)
For the 4th consecutive time, here are the five of the best non-fiction books I have read in the past 365 days.
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Best Non-Fiction of 2020 (and Honorable Mentions)
For all of the anxieties of 2020, it could have been worse if not for those non-fiction books that kept me awake, thinking and feeling, deep into the year.
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Best Non-Fiction of 2019
This is why you should read Sprawlball, I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom, King of the World and Man’s Search for Meaning.
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Opa
I thought I would put on paper my favorite memories of James Maurice Stern, who passed away recently but will always remain “Opa” in my heart.
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5tern Haiku
You know the rules, right? Three lines. Five syllables, then seven, then five again. I decided to write five of ’em because they say we will never understand each other until we reduce the language to 17 syllables. And yes, because this is 5tern.com.
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Wondering Why, Why, Why
Two years ago, my former basketball player was arrested for murdering his audiologist. I still wonder why.
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Why Sports Matter
We should play sports and root for our teams because they teach valuable skills and lessons, which can engender the very change in ourselves and the world that we wish to see.
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What Coach Bird Taught Me
When we tell others about Coach John “Bird” Perry, we ought to start with his goodness.
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My 2019 Resolutions
So, I made six New Year’s resolutions. Even though I will inevitably fail at all of them.