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To Blog or Not To Blog (And If So, Where?): A Round-up of blogging platforms

There has been some talk in recent weeks about blogging--whether it's still relevant, who is doing it, and what is the best platform. We...
I Put A New Pinned Post On Facebook

NEW FRIENDS! (Old Friends, you guys already know this stuff.) I'm Michelle (Lexi Kahn) DiPoala. I'm Sicilian by ancestry, American b...
Me and the Loony Bin

Self-Portrait The first time I went into the mental hospital was in early 2014. I'd been fired from my job at the end of Nove...
Naked Cake: Joe Eats Cake Naked at 3am

September 14, 2015 2:55am · Allston Rock City, MA The last of the party guests had gone home, hopefully happy. Joey had done his part ...
Thrift Stories: Caption Contest Edition
"The Book Was Better?" But Let Me Tell You About Jaws (Book vs Movie)

Jaws is my favorite movie, but to be frank, I hated the book. I don't like Peter Benchley's writing at all, may he rest in peace. Th...
The Destructive Myth of "I Don't See Color"

I wandered into the TV room where my little brother was splayed out on the rug watching Miami Vice. I had just turned fourteen and my room...
Currently Listening: A Short Album About Love (Divine Comedy, 1997)

A Short Album About Love might be baroque pop band Divine Comedy at their finest, Casanova notwithstanding. Actually, founding member Neil...
Barack Obama Appreciation Day
#ThrowbackThursday: 23 years, 11 months, and 6 days ago

OMG. This week's #ThrowbackThursday was just a screenshot of an entry in the blog from October 2002. I remember, I lol'd and jotted...

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Currently Listening: A Short Album About Love (Divine Comedy, 1997)

A Short Album About Love might be baroque pop band Divine Comedy at their finest, Casanova notwithstanding. Actually, founding member Neil...
"24 Hours Is Like Three Weeks!"

That woman in Jaws who yells “Twenty-four hours is like three weeks!” has irked me since I was 7 years old. Or by her math, 45 years old.
On Charm: An Ellen Lubin-Sherman Quote

Ellen Lubin-Sherman Some years back I did some editing for a style/fashion writer in NYC, Ellen Lubin-Sherman . She was a hoot. She once tol...
"The Book Was Better?" But Let Me Tell You About Jaws (Book vs Movie)

Jaws is my favorite movie, but to be frank, I hated the book. I don't like Peter Benchley's writing at all, may he rest in peace. Th...
The Destructive Myth of "I Don't See Color"

I wandered into the TV room where my little brother was splayed out on the rug watching Miami Vice. I had just turned fourteen and my room...
Me and the Loony Bin

Self-Portrait The first time I went into the mental hospital was in early 2014. I'd been fired from my job at the end of Nove...
Library Bear

When in doubt, go to the Library.
The 2026 Winter Olympics Mark the 12th Anniversary of my Psychotic Break (February 2014)

Well. The Olympics are on TV again. It's Day One. That means it's the 12th anniversary of my wholly unexpected, life-altering and re...
Never Forget Who Broke That Egg: The Triumph of Marcia Brady

One of my buddies confided that he can't stand it when his other single friends goad him into going "tom-catting around" on ...

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