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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,…
Three 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.
Wayfinder
A midweek dispatch from the part of me that wanders off emotionally and sends back cryptic little postcards.
Thrive
Where I check in on my personal growth and discover, yet again, that I don’t have to have “issues” to deal with.
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