a sober man needs a reason to smile, geeked on speed is a freed mind, indeed. a sober man won't walk a mile, unless he gets a ribbon. an amphetamine addict won't walk a mile (he'll memorize all the bus routes). a sober man can make a plan, forget a plan, remember something else close enough and go o…

My favorite childhood memory was when I would go down to the creek. I spent a lot of time there. I just answered this Featured Question, you can answer it too!

It is not just a single memory, but a class of memories - of various times riding on my father's shoulders. He would pick me up to ride when he was in a hurry and didn't want to walk slowly enough for me to keep up, and when my legs grew too tired to go on. I sat up there for better visibility o…

I just answered this Featured Question, you can answer it too!Leaping around in a Superman costume, trick or treating with Mary, watching for Santa Claus, real Christmas trees and presents, living on Brower Avenue, collecting Spider-man, chilling at the corner store, listening to pop and rock o…

I'm having a really hard time coming up with an answer for this. I wasn't a deprived or abused child or anything like that. In fact, maybe the problem is that I had too many good memories.Or maybe it's just the nature of my beast. Ask me for a "favorite" anything, and I will hedge it. Ten years ago,…