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The Apartment Hunt Continues (And These People Have Lost Touch With Reality)

Braintree Street at dusk To bring you up to date, we have to move this year. We have most probably been priced out of Allston, but I look a...
To Blog or Not To Blog (And If So, Where?): A Round-up of blogging platforms

There has been some talk on Facebook and Reddit in recent weeks about blogging--whether it's still relevant, who is doing it, and what ...
#TheRentIsTooDamnHigh

Something's fucky in the rental market in this town. I've read several articles over the past few weeks about "high en...
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 ...
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 Star Wars Holiday Special : Merry Gen X'mas

Long ago in a galaxy we 40-somethings refer to as "childhood," we built a cherry Kool-Aid world with rad high tech toys like ...
Okay Fine, I'll Be On Facebook If Everyone I've Ever Met Is On Facebook

I just posted this on Facebook: Hi guys. I just now created a FACEBOOK PAGE for my blog , Diary of a Low Budget Superhero. It would mean a l...
Losing Your Religion? Consider an Upgrade!

A Short Primer for the Spiritually Conflicted If your thousands-of-years-old religion's definition of "dec...
Currently Listening: What's Going On (Marvin Gaye) 1971

Marvin Gaye was shot dead by his father during a family argument. It was April 1, 1984, one day before his 45th birthday. I was 14. My broth...
American Borer Story: The Blair Witch Project Turns 15

Fifteen years and a whole bunch of copycats later, I still say that it's a miracle we ever heard of The Blair Witch Project . ...

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

There has been some talk on Facebook and Reddit in recent weeks about blogging--whether it's still relevant, who is doing it, and what ...
The Star Wars Holiday Special : Merry Gen X'mas

Long ago in a galaxy we 40-somethings refer to as "childhood," we built a cherry Kool-Aid world with rad high tech toys like ...
ACOSTA FAMILY: Are these girls okay?

When I typed "Acosta..." into Google, the auto-fill came up with "...family." That means I'm not the only one who we...
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 ...
Losing Your Religion? Consider an Upgrade!

A Short Primer for the Spiritually Conflicted If your thousands-of-years-old religion's definition of "dec...
Where Is Lexi Kahn?

No matter how much I try to stop ruminating, there come the thoughts again. Why didn't I do this, why did I pick that, why have I mad...
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...
Music Makers and Dreamers of Dreams

When I was 24 years old, I found it necessary to retract and re-submit my * theory about musicians and just what the hell is their deal a...
American Borer Story: The Blair Witch Project Turns 15

Fifteen years and a whole bunch of copycats later, I still say that it's a miracle we ever heard of The Blair Witch Project . ...
I Cannot Tell These Two Women Apart

Sarah or Mercedes? "This actress shows up in so many shows I like!" I said, watching re-runs of The Finder and Person of In...

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