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Guest post by Chris Dawson who writes over at cdawson

January My Favorite Entrepreneur Help!  My young daughter is selling everything we own!

February Field Trip A field trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art reminds me how daunting a task creation can be.

March Obama’s Victory Speech I learned to be hopeful again.

April Vorophobia, or Fear of Buying More How I learned to stop being afraid and embrace my inner consumer.

May My Trip to Yemen Hard things are hard-but worth it.

June How Peter Matthiessen Saved My Life If you look hard enough, you’ll find what you need.

July High Water We all need time away to clear out our heads.

August Sweet Sweet Suburbia You can take the boy out of Delaware…

September Shove Me Out of Shallow Water I am shallow and I am proud.

October Saved by Zero How running saves my sanity.

November Tomato Love How a can of tomato sauce can say “I love you.”

December So much depends on Napoleon Dynamite It is hard to know what people will like.

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I live and teach in New Haven. CT, where I live with my wife and 9-year old daughter.

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