Sean McDevitt

Essays

Longer writing every Saturday.

Some weeks, the topic finds me. Other weeks, I have to go looking for it. Either way, it ends up here.

If you only read one: The Noticing Is the Love. What my wife sees that I don't.

If you want to know what I'm like: I Should Hate Football. I have a good reason to not like football, but it hasn't stopped me.

If you've ever loved a band a little too much: KISS Alive! at 50. You wanted the best, you've got the best.

If you've ever been the one everybody yells at: Umpin' Ain't Easy. Everybody hates the umpire.

If you've ever stood in front of a flower cooler trying to get it right: The Flowers We Buy. Why the gesture still counts when everyone knows it's a gesture.


Believe

The Associated Press released its preseason college basketball poll on Monday, and the University of Illinois Fighting Illini were ranked third in the country. In case you didn’t realize the magnitude …

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Fully Operational

Back in September I introduced you to my digital assistant, Felicity. She lives in a 180kb HTML file and comes to life on a two-word magic spell. When I need a briefing for the day, I visit the …

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The Uncredited

Several years ago, on a vacation in Door County, I walked into a little radio control shop in Ephraim with no plan beyond killing a few minutes. Every hobby shop feels the same. Tires hang on pegs …

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