Evan Wolkenstein
Cutting Off the Tags
We all have quirks: the way we hike up our pants, the way we frequently forget the third button, the way we inspect some delicacy we’re...
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Evan Wolkenstein
Apr 14, 2018
Putting my toys/ties away
Yesterday, I bundled up 200 ties, some freshly pressed with the drycleaning tag still on, and put them way in the back of the storage...
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Evan Wolkenstein
Apr 6, 2018
A Letter to My Daughter (On the Occasion of Almost Being Born)
Dear Daughter, This is the first letter I have ever written to you. This may also be the first letter you have ever received. One day,...
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Evan Wolkenstein
Oct 2, 2017
Vulnerable Enough to Care
Once we read this morning’s news about the mass shooting in Las Vegas, we all had a choice to make: On the one hand, we would have been...
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Evan Wolkenstein
Sep 5, 2016
Three things I learned on my wedding day.
Even tiny details: burned in my memory. People told me: “It’ll go by in a blur. Take time to breathe and enjoy it.” I received a ton of...
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Evan Wolkenstein
Jun 22, 2016
11 Days Until I Get Married. Holy Shit.
In a faraway land, a council of Wise People provides their citizens with daily guidance and wisdom. One day, the Wise People get an...
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Evan Wolkenstein
Mar 21, 2016
What I’ve Learned From Writing 100 Blog Posts
And by “accomplish,” I mean, “something that takes effort.” Eating pizza doesn’t count. Even eating the whole pizza, which admittedly...
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Evan Wolkenstein
Jan 30, 2016
The Bubble Conversation: Tell ‘Em Off With No Consequences
Al Jaffee’s “Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions” A nurse asks an old woman languishing in a waiting room: “Has the doctor seen you yet?”...
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Evan Wolkenstein
Jan 24, 2016
Keep Your Friends Close…and Your Enemies’ Clothes
I haven’t had anything mean hurled at me in a long, long time. 7th Grade: Not a great year. Trust me, I’ve heard plenty of mean things in...
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Evan Wolkenstein
Jan 16, 2016
What I Learned From the “Check Your Head” Shirt
This damn t-shirt: the end of innocence. Circa 1987. In 7th grade, fitting in was pretty much the entire game. It was 1987; despite the...
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Evan Wolkenstein
Dec 29, 2015
Red Wing Boots: A Dorky Teenage Dilemma Resolved
p When I was in high-school, I fancied myself a bit of a hippie. I had long hair and listened to the Beatles and the Grateful Dead. I was...
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Evan Wolkenstein
Aug 2, 2015
14 DAYS OF REFLECTION: EPISODE 12 – Context, Context, Context
Why I haven’t posted in a month had something to do with my cultural context. Q: Why have I not written anything for the last month? A:...
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Evan Wolkenstein
Jun 19, 2015
14 Days of Reflection: Weekend Look #3 – The First Day of Vacation
On the other hand, as long as you gotta wear something (assuming you’re vacationing with family in, say, San Diego, and not at “Sea...
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Evan Wolkenstein
Jun 14, 2015
Blogging Back and Forth Forever: Getting Engaged, and 14 Days of Reflection
For those not in the know, just take my word for it; It’s weird and sweet and evocative and sort of grody and, well, forever. Sort of...
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Evan Wolkenstein
Jun 11, 2015
Turning 41 and the Aftermath: 14 Days of Reflection – Episode 6: Holy Shnikeys, I Climbed a Mo
28 and (mostly) fearless. When I was 28, a friend told me about her solo trip across Africa. Seeing me blanch, she remarked, “Being alone...
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Evan Wolkenstein
Jun 10, 2015
Turning 41 and the Aftermath: 14 Days of Reflection — Episode 5. How do you know when the suit
He’s pretty much a sage in any topic of conversation: how to handle criticism, how to shake off a bad day, how to turn 60 without losing...
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Evan Wolkenstein
Jun 8, 2015
14 Days of Reflection on Turning 41: Episode 3 – The Problem With Perfectionism
#perfection #mensstyle #stykle #mensstyle #detail #perfectionism
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Evan Wolkenstein
Jun 7, 2015
14 Days of Reflection: Turning 41 and the Aftermath – Episode 2: A Sci-Fi Cartoon
#MadelineLEngel #Scifi #turning40 #Turning41
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Evan Wolkenstein
May 18, 2015
5 Things Mad Men Taught Me About Style
I didn’t feel at ease, socially, until well into college. I started dating in my 20s. And I started watching Mad Men when the rest of the...
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Evan Wolkenstein
Apr 19, 2015
Pinky Lee, Pee-Wee Herman and Thom Browne
Today, if a man wears a suit and the sleeves end inches from the wrist, if the pants reveal three inches of shin – if he wears a bow tie...
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