was the one thing I meant to mention. Kris and Leonard: "Idylls of the King" by The Mountain Goats starts with "This place" and yet is not awful. Also includes "And the shrieking of innumerable …
I have some sufficiently non-mainstream music in this pile, so I am going to say bah to my insecurities and share the list of CDs on the shelf in my cube here at Salon: Margot …
Today I found myself quoting Keynes or Galbraith, one of those: "In the long run we are all dead."
According to my mom, my dad is actually okay with the fact that I am dating Leonard. In many ways, Leonard is like my dad. They are engineers with creative side endeavors. They love puns …
Listening to the new Franz Ferdinand CD as I turn on my work computer and start getting into the customer service tool. How can it be that life is this awesome?
As election time swings round again, Leonard's ponderings from last year come back to relevance.
My wonderful friend Angel (who made my acquaintance in high school) and I have returned from a weeklong trip to Washington, DC and New York City. I deliberately took no pictures and bought few souvenirs, …
My attempt at an NYT-style headline. About to go to sleep in NYC for the last time on this trip. My new column is up.I don't remember the crash. I swore, wide-eyed, as I slammed …
I've traveled using three subway systems, Amtrak, a plane, a taxi, a privately owned car, and my feet this week.
My lips seem to chap more easily here. Do not take the yummy cornbread home from District Chophouse in DC and then warm a small slice of it in a microwave for two minutes. It …
