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I needed to write, to express myself through written language not only so that others might hear me but so that I could hear myself ― Gabor Mate
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A Close Call?
Arya, Finn, and I are playing in the waves when conditions shift from fun to frightening...
Mateo Zytkoskee
Jan 27, 20245 min read
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The Anger Parasite (an experiment)
Sometimes anger is a gem. Driving us to needed reactions. Setting boundaries. Shouting no! Demanding yes! A valuable power source. Often,...
Mateo Zytkoskee
Feb 27, 20232 min read
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Used Car Shopping: Middle East Edition
We were being driven out past rubble heaps and old trailers that looked like they belonged in a nuclear test site. The guy driving us,...
Mateo Zytkoskee
Feb 27, 20233 min read
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International Barbers
I like barber shops because they tend to be old school with groups of dudes lounging around listening to music and bullshitting about...
Mateo Zytkoskee
Feb 27, 20232 min read
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Treasure Hunting!
I'm a treasure hunter. Which means--as I imagine is the case for 99.9% of treasure hunters--failure more often than feeling the shovel...
Mateo Zytkoskee
Nov 1, 20223 min read
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The Nesto HyperMart
I'm a fan of deals. I hunt them and take great pride in telling the tales of my bargain related exploits. Therefore, you should know...
Mateo Zytkoskee
Sep 28, 20223 min read
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Super Family
I wake up before my alarm, an unwelcome event, and check my email. I have a message from a former medical student with the good news that...
Mateo Zytkoskee
Feb 19, 20213 min read
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Pie Jesu
My kids and I play a game where I put on a song and they guess the genre—I think of it as “Music 101 for youngsters.” Last night, while...
Mateo Zytkoskee
Feb 17, 20212 min read
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Trial of the Century
. . . maybe a raccoon came in the house and did it. Yeah, I bet a raccoon did it!”
Mateo Zytkoskee
Dec 26, 20204 min read
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Who's More Serene Darn it!?
By the time dinner’s done, the day has caught up to me, and all I want is to be consumed by the couch and TV. However, my six-year-old...
Mateo Zytkoskee
Nov 21, 20202 min read
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Writing New Songs
My six-year old daughter Arya hands me a sheet of paper with lyrics carefully penned in her large print. “I wrote a song," she informs...
Mateo Zytkoskee
Oct 23, 20202 min read
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Further Up the Road
I decide to be armed with empathy and fierce with kindness. No easy task.
Mateo Zytkoskee
Sep 8, 20202 min read
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