Archive - The Anecdote

I Know Nothing, Nothing!

Note: I’m on vacation this week so I’m cross-posting dispatches from my other Substack.

Aug 16 •

Don’t Know Much About History

Note: I’m on vacation this week so I’m cross-posting dispatches from my other Substack.

Aug 15 •

Snowless Slopes, Saisons, and Scoldings

Note: I’m on vacation this week so I’m cross-posting dispatches from my other Substack.

Aug 14 •

Nature on 11 and a Reunion with the Past

Note: I’m on vacation this week so I’m cross-posting dispatches from my other Substack.

Aug 13 •

Flowers, False Devils, and German Beer

Note: I’m on vacation this week so I’m cross-posting dispatches from my other Substack.

Aug 12 •

Come for the Fly Fishing, Stay for the Kimchi

Note: I’m on vacation this week so I’m cross-posting dispatches from my other Substack.

Aug 11 •

July 2025

Now I Am the Circle

Joystick to graveside—how we brace for the inevitable.

Jul 19 •

February 2025

Broccoli Report

An insider's guide to an inside joke.

Feb 8 •

The 5 Monster Trades That Changed My Life

The thing about life is that it comes at you in real time.

Feb 1 •

January 2025

When Did You First Realize You Were a Dad?

Not a parent, not a father, but a dad.

Jan 25 •

December 2024

The Great Christmas Truce

A dash of historical perspective for this holiday season.

Dec 21, 2024 •

I'll Give You My Junk Food When You Pry It From My Cold, Dead Hands

Bingo, betrayal, and the battle for my Bugles.

Dec 14, 2024 •

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