"I’m still here because I really like the work and enjoy being busy. I’m not someone who can just sit around. Most of my friends are retired, but they say they wish they had worked longer."
"What could I do to feel better? I'd recently found out about prostate stimulation... I'd never tried it. I didn't have a penis on hand to help me out, so I went for the next best thing: a penis-shaped salad topping."
"I was told by a high up in the world's largest Christian organization that if I didn't end my relationship and denounce my homosexual lifestyle that she would call all the event planners I was already booked with and tell them I was gay and get all my gigs cancelled."
I felt like I was living in two worlds. At work, I was overseeing projects that were really pushing the definition of what we as humans could achieve, like live-streaming the Earthrise from the international space station.
Akbar recalls the moment he shattered his pelvis, emphasizing the minor miracles that indicate his survival, yet acknowledging that pain continues to define his life.
My paternal grandfather died years before I was born, but discovering his life through genealogy transformed my understanding of family and introduced me to his legacy.