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Christmas in Canada (60 Years Later)

I Really, Really Like Chewing Tobacco. Well, I Did Once.

It Is Time for Man To Crawl Back Into the Swamp

Backpacking With a Terrorist in the Rocky Mountains

The 1992 Election Through a Child's Eyes

Losing the Farm: My Grandparents’ Home Is Now Just an Abandoned House on a Hilltop

An Honest Review of the New Starlink Mini

Alakazam! The FTC's Magic Wand Makes All Noncompete Clauses Disappear

I Just Got My Motorcycle License. Now What?

Willy Wonka, Tinfoil Hats, and a Lost Wedding Ring

“Your Brother Is Dead” — The Call That Changed My Life Forever

Introducing “Zombie History: Conversations With Dead People”

I (Almost) Saw Donald Trump in Tucson, Arizona

Santa Claus Wears a Coon Skin Cap

Santa Claus Is Real, and He Wears a Coon Skin Cap

My First Lifeaversary

Heroes of Autism: Forrest Gump

Helping a Meth Head Sell Toilet Parts So He Could Buy a New Set of Teeth

The Micron Podcast Is Now on Substack

I’m Going To Have To Stop You Right There

The Interview With Orange Man and Rocket Man the Bad Guys Didn’t Want You To Hear

Everybody, Leave Ballerina Farm Alone

A Rebrand: From Intellectual Vagabond to Micron

Five Ways Being an Opera Singer Makes Me a Better Entrepreneur

“I See!” Said the Blind Man as He Picked Up His Hammer and Saw.

How Can My Kid Become an Astronaut?

I Will Never Be Ashamed of Being an American

I Refuse To Participate in a Recession

You Really Aren’t Pressuring Me to Sign on the Dotted Line.

Wanting To Die Was Easy. Choosing To Live Was Much Harder.

I Lost $6,750 Playing Poker at a Fundraiser for My Kids’ School.

Where Did My Kids Go? Reflections on Father’s Day.

Yes, It’s a Midlife Crisis. So What?

The BBC Asked Me To Send Questions to Miriam Toews About Her Book “Women Talking.”

What if You Just Lied and Said You Have a College Degree? Would They Even Know?

Can You Just Fix It Real Quick?

Five Thoughts on Parenting After Having Five Kids

Making My First $50 as a Professional Singer

What Would You Do for Free for the Rest of Your Life?

He Still Lives in Their Basement, Playing Video Games All Day

A Pretend Controversy About an NFL Buttkicker

I Went to My Son’s 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony. It Was Awkward, Sad, and Hopeful.

You Can’t All Quit at the Same Time!

Pissing Away Your Dead Parents’ Inheritance, Plus, Van Halen’s Singer Is Really Getting Old.

I Almost Never Have Two Bum Days in a Row.

A Life-Changing Revelation at Closing Time

The Second-Worst Marriage Advice I’ve Ever Gotten

Apple’s iPad “Crush” Ad Is Bleak, Ominous and Threatening

Treat Everything (Even a Book Club) Like It Could Be Your Last

I Invited a Mime Over for Dinner. He Couldn’t Stop Talking.

11 Years Ago, I Started Going Viral on Quora. It Terrified Me So I Deleted My Account.

I Spent 10 Hours Watching WWE WrestleMania With My Son. It Was Unbelievable.

Starting a Business Is Hard. Staying In Business Is Much Harder.

The Wedding Singer Job Interview Method

When I Asked Brian Dennehy About Comedians Like Chris Farley

A Life-Changing Diagnosis At 37 Years Old

Pops Williams, Who Lives on the Streets in Colorado

Aim To Be Good, but Not So Good That You’re Useless

The Dangers of Reusing a Family Name

Done Is Better Than Perfect: Just Launch It and Improve as You Go

Please, People, Stop Asking Me Where I’m From

The ‘Luck of the Irish’ Isn’t Luck: It’s the Result of Hard Work

Man Is Condemned To Be Free

A $5 Million Sandwich: A True Story About Business

Becoming the Father of an Adult

Grilling as a Rite of Passage

A Trip to a Bagel Shop Made Me Decide To Quit My Job Forever and Become Self-Employed

Mark Twain, Michael Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Bob Dylan, and John Wayne All Sucked.

Three Truths and a Lie Adults Told Me About Growing Up

Men Would Rather Die Than Go to Therapy. That’s Not Good for Men, or for Therapy.

Helping My Teenage Daughter Write a Book and Sell It on Amazon

Advice to My 20-Year-Old Self: Thoughts on Health, Wealth, and Wisdom

Snakes Are My Emotional Support Animal. I Used To Keep 13 Snakes for This Reason.

Go Directly to Plato!

Hi, I'm Ron Stauffer

Try Snorkeling: The Gateway Drug to Scuba Diving

It’s Not That I’m Lazy; It’s That I Just Don’t Care.

We MUST Change the Way We Talk and Report About Suicide

Visiting My Childhood Church After Being Gone for 24 Years

3 Things I Actually Miss About Having a Real Job

Aspiring Book Authors: Here Are 12 Things I’ve Learned From Talking To Published Authors

When I Finally Found My Happy Place and Circumcised the Tip of Florida

Life as a Digital Nomad in Two Pictures

How I Started a Successful, Profitable Business From Absolutely Nothing

I Don’t Think I’ll Be Here in Ten Years. (That’s What She Said!)

Screaming Inspiration From Shia Labeouf - Do It!

Entrepreneurship Is Not Gambling So Stop Acting Like It Is

Watching Mr. Holland’s Opus After 25 Years Later Is Comforting and Shocking

Avoiding $10,000 in Unnecessary Dental Work

Taking 11 Flights to Alaska and Back

10 Lessons I’ve Learned From My Scuba Diving Adventures

Skilled Labor Isn’t Cheap. Cheap Labor Isn’t Skilled.

The Best Investment I Ever Made: My, My, My, My, Corolla!

Meeting an Apollo 16 Astronaut Who Went to the Moon and Back

Arizona’s Dream-Killing Solar Panel Lease Scam

If Not Now, When?

My Very Last Job Interview Ever

Failing the Foreign Service Officer Hiring Process