On the Hot Dog Man and Austerity, Simply
My cousin was in town last week. He’s quite removed from all things pop culture, as he spends his time living a very simplified life. I find his perspective refreshing, and have so enjoyed being able...
View ArticleOn the Week, Backwardly
I’m trying to type but there’s a giant black cat laying in front of my keyboard and it’s complicating the whole thing. There’s a thunderstorm brewing and I think the animals are tense as a result....
View ArticleOn the Dog, Celebratorily
Our baby isn’t a baby any more! On July 4, Acorn turned one. Why is his birthday July 4th? Since we’ll never know his actual birthday, but we know it’s some time in July, we decided to make him an...
View ArticleOn Two Years, Anniversarily
I remember what I was wearing when I walked into the Black Crown Lounge on Friday, July 13, 2012 – a sleeveless printed mini dress, black and tan. That’s not important. When the bartender handed me the...
View ArticleOn Hating Baseball, Passionately
I understand that baseball is America’s pastime. I understand the allure of drinking beer in the sunshine; in fact, that’s something that would constitute my sort of heaven. I understand how one might...
View ArticleOn Last Weekend, Belatedly
So what have I been doing with my life? Well…enjoying the nothingness of unscheduled weekends. I’ve found myself getting very aggravated lately when I have things that interrupt my two days of freedom....
View ArticleOn “The Journey,” Triumphantly
It’s timely, because here we are again, exploring another rape, another assault, another gray area – this story about a CNN anchor, Ashleigh Banfield, who read the majority of the letter from victim of...
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