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oh, but ain’t that america

One of the other things I learned when visiting Skaneateles*, NY for Will and Gina’s wedding was that I would not enjoy living in Skaneateles, NY. It’s just not for me. If I wanted to do anything on a Saturday night other than drink or watch one of the 10 most popular movies in America, [...]

said it ain’t where you’re from; it’s where you’re at

Weddings are wasted on the young. I don’t mean the really young, like J.J’s toddler, who would sprint across the dance floor to give someone a high-five then hide behind his mother’s skirts. But anyone between the ages of seven and seventeen has no business being at a wedding. Unless it’s their own and they’re [...]

shame, shame, shame on you now, dubya

New piece up on Overthinking It in my continuing series on Overthinking Treme: comparing Bernette and McAlary’s styles of satire: The most striking thing about that whole scene isn’t the Krewe refusing to be serious. That fits with their aesthetic. The most striking thing is how seriously they refuse to be serious. The vote is [...]

a huge evergrowing pulsating brain that rules from the centre of the ultraworld

So “Lost” came to an end last night. I’ve never seen minute one of the show, but that’s not going to stop me from commenting on it*. Say what you will of the plot twists that don’t go anywhere, the dialogue laden with riddles, and the characters who come and go without warning, “Lost” was [...]

then we’ll get a chinese and watch TV

Traveling to a wedding in way-upstate NY this weekend. You’re on your own for a few days. To tide you over, here’s some much needed common sense about vitamins: everyone in our society with the exception of those on extreme diets or with other extreme conditions is already getting enough vitamins to avoid deficiency states. [...]

if you can’t convince him I guess it’s not cheating

I’ve been writing “seriously” – sitting down and working on a novel on a schedule – for about three years now. But I’ve never tried rewriting until recently (my third manuscript). This isn’t too bad. No one should try to sell their first novel. But it’s such a different process from writing that it’s like [...]

I know I won’t be leaving here with you

I drove up to New Hampshire this past weekend for a bachelor party at Indian Head Resort. At first I thought the name was just morbid (“it’s just past Settler’s Corpse; if you hit Gangrenous Amputation, you’ve gone too far”) but then I realized what it meant. Oh. Now that the Old Man of the [...]

’cause the free wind is blowing through your hair

I feel self-conscious about driving an Audi because I do it so rarely. Here’s a German-engineered sedan, an affordable machine with all-wheel drive meant to cruise European straightaways, and I drive it exactly three times a week to jiu-jitsu. Boston and its surrounding cities (Brookline, Cambridge, Somerville) discourage car ownership, to the point of ticketing [...]

o pilot of the storm that leaves no trace, like thoughts inside a dream

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you are my angel

I had my doubts about Massive Attack as a live show: would people just stand around, swaying, while two guys stood on stage with synthesizers and 808s? Fortunately, that was not the case: last night’s show at House of Blues flipped my mind. I’d go so far as to say that Massive Attack is better [...]

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