Ever since I published Cool Things of the Decade, I’ve been thinking about the events I chose and the reasons why. I wish I could better articulate why. I mean, why choose losing your virginity over the first time you said, “I love you” and meant it? Maybe I’m not such a romantic sap after all Maybe losing my virginity encompassed so many more memories

Anyway, there’s a lot of events I didn’t choose and there’s some intriguing ones that replaced them. It doesn’t make the events I didn’t select any less important. Past events help to shape your life, but they certainly don’t need to define your future.