Stuff I Learned Yesterday

If you’ve followed this podcast for a while and heard much about my childhood, then you’ll recall that my parents divorced when I was 9 years old. Shortly thereafter I moved to a small town with my dad and brother. Needless to say, it was an odd and sometimes difficult adjustment for me.

Things were different in what seemed every way possible. I had no friends and had to try to make new ones. The structure of the school lessons and classrooms were different. My after school routine was different. Even evenings and dinner time was different.

I never really felt like I fit in. It was weird and awkward. I didn’t feel like I was an outcast or disliked, just not really fully accepted, even as a fourth grader. By the time fifth grade came around I had made a few friends, one of them was my best bud, James.

I don’t really know why I didn’t spend time trick-or-treating with James. Maybe I was supposed to and would have later that night. Maybe he was at a party or with his mom. Maybe I did and I’ve just forgotten that part of this story. All I remember is that I was alone. Read More...

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From the time I was about 4 until the middle of first grade, we lived in a small 1,000 square foot house on NW 30th street in Oklahoma City. My brother and I shared a room and had bunk beds. We didn’t have a lot of money, but I never felt like we were poor.

I remember a lot of things about that house. I remember when dad brought home the Atari 2600 and playing Asteroids. I remember the smell of yeast when mom would make her homemade bread. I remember learning to ride a bike out in the front yard. I remember spiders. Read More...

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Welcome to Stuff I Learned Yesterday. My name is Darrell Darnell, yesterday I made a teleprompter by using cardboard and a picture frame, and I believe that if you aren’t learning, you aren’t living. In today’s episode of Stuff I Learned Yesterday I’m pleased to bring you another installment of the Friday Flashback.

Today’s episode of Stuff I Learned Yesterday is a Friday Flashback. Friday Flashback episodes will feature some of the most popular episodes of Stuff I Learned Yesterday. Today we take a look back at Stuff I Learned Yesterday Episode 23-"The Halloween Candy Toilet Paper Mystery.” Read More...

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A friend off mine, who is a single mom, recently went out of town on a business trip for a couple of evenings. She has two young children, so she made arrangements for someone to look after them while she was away for this trip as well as another pending trip, and proceeded on her way. Sometime late in the afternoon of her first evening away, she got a disturbing text message from her caretaker hinting that the responsibility of caring for her children was too great. She panicked and was totally thrown off course. Read More...

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I've been tired my whole adult life.

I thought feeling tired all the time was normal. It's just how life goes and everyone must feel tired all the time.

I would sleep in frequently, like, way later than I'll admit. I would take naps almost everyday. About once a week I would take 3 or 4 hour nap. It also seemed like every few month I would experience a 2 or 3 day bout of total exhaustion. Read more and listen to this episode...

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