Dear gentle reader: this blog has been operating continuously since I was a teenager.
The writing below is at least a decade old.
In that time every molecule of my body has been replaced, along with many foolish
ideas and flighty beliefs. I want to keep some of those things public out of an honesty
and humility I owe the world. I trust you to carry that context with you.
“I don’t know how many of you have had uncontrollable hiccups with three holes in your stomach, but it sucks butt. It sucks the biggest butt.”
Stephen relates the harrowing Story of Stephen’s Appendix. I called and sang to him a couple times, which I firmly believe is the only reason he survived.