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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...
Three Real-Life Ghost Stories

When I was sixteen, we lived in the middle of the woods in a super tiny town in an 1860s house. The whole town was haunted, if you ask me....
Cah Wahz: Tales From a Boston Driver

Visitors marvel at how often we talk about traffic. The fact is, navigating in and around Boston takes a special kind of grit, and way ...
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...
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...
You Have Got To Be Fucking Kidding Me (My Family Really Puts The Fun In Dysfunction)

Lou, Mike, and me Can't say I saw this one coming, guys. I found out the other day that my stepfather has a daughter. My stepfather has ...
Team Muther vs Team Kaufman: Flip-flopping on the Issue

Boston Globe writer Christopher Muther has unwittingly sparked another round of heated debate amongst my circle of friends today. No, it...
"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...
Before I Wake (Movie Summary and Review)

(2016) 1h 37m One note before we get into it. There is a scene at the beginning that serves as a sort of preamble. In my opinion, that...
You Don't Know Rosie (Who Is Rosie the Riveter?)

This is not Rosie. Rosie the Riveter, and the perpetuated myth about who she was and what she stands for, is an example of ...

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...
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...
Library Bear

When in doubt, go to the Library.
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...
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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