Welcome
Life, Growth, and Intimacy
Hi there! My name is Randy and this is where I write about life, growth, and intimacy — basically all the things I should have figured out by now.
Three focal points on life from one very human voice.
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Artistic Creativity Is Part Of My Core Value
This “core value” journey has been like dealing with ceiling popcorn; what was once seen as a good idea is now fake, hard to scrape…
Recent Writing
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The Blue Wave Isn't Guaranteed
Why my worries about Democrats haven’t gone away Back when I was a self-loathing pick-me Republican, I did get one thing right,…
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FORTY Years Later, I’m Finally Showing Up
Reunion, redemption, and the long road back to self‑worth. We were the “first to go four” at Brentwood High School — the…
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When Platforms Start Checking Your Pulse
Substack’s new AI scanner and the strange vibe it creates. So, this is happening, is scanning us now. I don’t like it,…
Four focal points on life from one very human voice…
Mugwump Ramblings
My weekly attempt to make sense of the world so I can fight for life instead of being run over by it.
Thrive
Where I check in on my personal growth and discover, yet again, that I don’t have to have “issues” to deal with.
Wayfinder
A midweek dispatch from the part of me that wanders off emotionally and sends back cryptic little postcards.
After Hours
Some conversations don’t happen in the middle of the day. They happen after the dishes are done, the lights are low, and everyone has stopped pretending they have it all figured out.
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