To be a different bird—that’s what I love. I’ve always been the one they didn’t want to hand the microphone to, the one with a little too much spirit for the crowd. Looking back many moons ago, here’s a true story: when I worked at the aluminum plant on the last day of my ninety-day probation, they gave me the worst puller they had—numb

Life, Love, and the Noise of the World: A Lesson in TrustLife is a tricky business, and when it comes to relationships, it’s doubly so. It’s hard enough to figure out how you feel, what you want, and who you can trust in this world full of noise. But when people who aren’t part of the story—family, friends, or strangers who’ve got nothing