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living the dream

Sometimes I have to remind myself how awesome Meghan O’Keefe is. If you haven’t met her, Meghan is breaking into the comedy scene in NYC, the modern equivalent to a fourth tour of ‘Nam. She did this by moving to New York, getting a day job, and then doing something like five open mics a [...]

let me steal this moment from you now

My friend RJ was the best man at my friend John Serpico’s wedding this past weekend. After a few drinks to help him over the expected nerves, he pulled out his notes. “I was worried I wouldn’t be able to find an appropriately humorous anecdote describing John and Kim,” RJ told the crowd. “Until I [...]

it’s a world of hope and a world of fear

Three things about Disney World: (1) When my best friend Rachel said that she was running the Disney World Half Marathon for Team in Training in order to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, I had the checkbook out already. But then she and I talked about training. I’ve never run a marathon, [...]

like pun said, you ain’t even in mi clasa

When NaNoWriMo started, I had this arch post in mind. I clearly had a lot to say about writing – having written four unpublished novels! – and needed to get it out there. While I wouldn’t deprecate anyone’s writing efforts, I’d make sure they knew that rushing through a novel in a month didn’t really [...]

did our boy do something rash?

We worried about rain, but it was still clear out when Sylvia and I showed up at Joe’s place in Watertown. I’d picked up some snacks and beer at the Shaw’s around the corner. Joe’s dad was grilling in the backyard; friends and family circled around. We weren’t alone, but we were some of the [...]

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 [...]

my girl wants to party all the time, party all the time

I had some time off in the last week of December. Checking my calendar, I realized that I had a lot of social nights scheduled. Moreso than usual for me, even on a day off. So I decided to push it and go out drinking as many consecutive nights as I could. How’d I do? [...]

and love, you can't give it away

Thank you to everyone who made it out for one of my three birthday events in the past week. I deliberately picked times and places that would draw a crowd already – Asgard on Wednesday, Common Ground on Friday, Phoenix Landing on Saturday – to make it easy for people to show up. Also, because [...]

so we'll walk down the shoreline one last time together

Too many of my friends have sent family to the hospital in this past week. And only some of them have come back. So take advantage of this rare moment of unguarded sentiment from me and believe the following: I Like All Of You. Really. If you think I don’t like you, nine times out [...]

'cause I've got one hand in my pocket

After my haircut on Saturday, I got a hot chocolate with Dr. Grace at the Starbucks on Boylston St downtown1. We pounced on a table near the window and people watched. “It’s such a gorgeous day out,” she observed. “It’s supposed to snow on Sunday,” I told her. “I heard that, but it’s turning to [...]

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