The following were originally published in the Freeport Journal-Standard under “A Moderow Moment.”
Education Shouldn’t Care What You Care
If you’re like me, you had a history class that covered World War II.
Two-Headed Sharks And Ancient Viruses
If you’re like me, you sometimes find it difficult to talk about climate change.
Always Try The Witch’s Brew
If you’re like me, your parents taught you from an early age to not trust any food or drink given to you by a stranger.
Is It A Haunting Or Infrasound?
If you’re like me, you once spent a summer working in a haunted kitchen at Boy Scout camp.
Tell Me A Story: Fact From Fiction
If you’re like me, you spent two years writing a paper on Moral Fictionalism.
A Smoke Screen Of Vape Fog
If you’re like me, you’ve been following the hoopla over the proposed ban of flavored e-cigarettes with mild interest, at best.
We Celebrate Labor Day Incorrectly
If you’re like me, you’ve always been confused by Labor Day.
Asking For And Accepting Help
If you’re like me, you once spent an afternoon blindfolded, trying to escape a giant web of at least three different types of rope, while the other trainees stood by, waiting for you to say a magic word.
A Moral Fish Story
If you’re like me, your grandfather once made you throw back a fish because it was half an inch too small.
The Garbage Collectors Of Taiwan
If you’re like me, you have fond memories of the ice cream truck.
Jacksonian Freedom: Civics From A Toddler
If you’re like me, Andrew Jackson is one of your favorite jerks.
Too Nice To Be President?
If you’re like me, you haven’t given much thought to Andrew Yang.
Charles Carroll’s “Cretaceous Chaos”
If you’re like me, you took a class in college called “Science Fiction in Literature and Film.”
Education Isn’t About What You Know
If you’re like me, you’re frequently asked why you do the things you do.
Grab Your Umbrellas, It’s Songkran
If you’re like me, you once made an offering at a temple shaped like a dragon in hopes that it would protect you from the city-wide battle that you had stumbled into while waiting for the train to take you across the national border where if luck held, you would be able to find a dry set of clothes for the first time in over 48 hours.
A Nature Photographer’s Journey
If you’re like me, when you got your first camera, you immediately tried to become a nature photographer.
This One Time, In Thailand…
If you’re like me, you once accidentally hijacked a Thai school bus at 5:00 pm in order to meet a professor in the next town over.