Hello, innocent bystander. This is either my attempt at contributing something positive in These Trying Times, or it’s me finally cracking up. Either way, thanks for being here to witness whatever this is. I want to add a little light, a little levity, in what are at best uncertain times. Yes, I am a hero. So, … Continue reading Newsletter: October 1, 2020
Based on the New York magazine series, here. Tea I was not much of a tea-drinker back in the old-country, but genes will assert themselves eventually. My wife discovered this particular brand and I like it so much that the raspberry flavor has become my “treat myself” tea on long work days. I'm prepared to … Continue reading What #SmallChange Can’t Live Without
So, after Jordan had been through her dental surgery, she didn’t drink for a week. After June went through hers, she was back to normal, with maybe a more raspy bark, in a day or two. Big JC? Well, he took his own path to full fitness. The night the JCs came back from the … Continue reading On Post-Op Complications
Based on the Guardian series, here. When were you happiest? Any time when my wife and I were together, with nowhere specific to be, ideally with a hot drunk and the pug pack. Which living person do you most admire, and why? Elizabeth Warren. I believe she has a plan to really make a difference. … Continue reading The Q&A
So, Prince’s death was a surprise and a shock. He seemed like he would live forever. But this is about one of the inevitable consequences of his death: the loosening up of control of his work and his image. During his lifetime, control was a central theme of Prince’s work. Once he was gone, it … Continue reading On the Prince Essential 100
Big JC and Little JC are the first dogs we’ve ever fostered, so they’re going to be hard to say goodbye to. We’ll miss their squishy faces, their little personality quirks, and their warm doggy breath in our faces; but maybe a full night’s sleep, a 50% reduction in dog poop, and lack of food-time … Continue reading So you’re planning to adopt the JCs
When I am God-King of the Universe, these are things that will be illegal. With punishments swift and severe: Serving a patron Pepsi when they specifically asked for Coke. Isn’t this supposed to be the home of freedom? Isn’t this the country that invented customer service? So what is this bullshit? Coke is not Pepsi. … Continue reading On Things I Would Make Illegal
I'm a compulsive list writer. I write lists for everything - favorite books and movies, obviously. But lists of bad movies too. And a timeline of my life (under construction...my memory is really working against me there...). I have a shitlist, so I can remember the names of the truly terrible people in this world. … Continue reading A Few of My Favorite Things
It's my birthday and, now I have passed the threshold of 45 years, I've decided - in the manner of the excellent and worldly Quindon Tarver's "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen" - to share what I have learned up to now. This is for my kids, but you can read it too. A good ice-cream scoop … Continue reading 46 Life Lessons for My Children
My band would be The Three O’Clock Sounds. My biographical first album would be called: Overcomplicating Everything. This would be the cover: Track list: Huh, That Was Easier Than I Thought It Was Going to Be You Drive, I’ll Navigate I Need to Buy This (To Write) It Sounded Funnier in My Head I’m Sure … Continue reading On That First Record
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