Cheap Chic: Neither/Nor

 Cheap Chic: Neither/Nor This is Why I Hate The  #@$%#*@  Phone ______________ So tell me if you think this is weird. On Tuesday (4/18/2017) I called Cheap Chic. "Hello!" I said to the woman who picked up. "My name is Michelle, I'm a local, I come to Cheap Chic all the time. The reason I'm calling is to ask if you guys could maybe bring your box of vinyl out from behind those shelves? Since Saturday is Record Store Day, I'm planning to walk ar…

#Isn'tSpringFreshAlreadyADouche

#Isn'tSpringFreshAlreadyADouche These kicks look like they'll summon the ghost of Mel Torme to sing to me on a dais. # HeLikesWhatIDo # TheseAreJimmysTrainingShoes # 1990sTVReferences # JimmyCouldntJumpAtAllBefore # TheyrePlyometric

47 Trips Around the Sun: Five Things I'm Sure About

47 Trips Around the Sun: Five Things I'm Sure About It's my 47th birthday. As a Gen Xer with almost half a century of experience, I've come to some conclusions. Here are five things I'm pretty sure about. 1.Guitar Comedy Hey Demitri, Birbigs, that guy, and that other guy. You know who you are. So, I've given it literally dozens of chances, but I'm afraid it's a no from me, dawg. I love you, but when you reach for that guitar, my brain goes, "Noooooooo!" You're…

47 Trips Around the Sun: An Observed Life

47 Trips Around the Sun: An Observed Life Two Aprils ago, on my 45th birthday, I penned a semi-serious list of 45 Things I Know as a way to commemorate the occasion. People seemed to like it. I suspect the reason why that particular essay was met with such unilateral applause is that most of my friends assumed  I'd be dead by now. * The thing about writers is that we live an observed life. I have whole scenes in my head, as do most writers I presume, that vividly recall events both maj…

If You're Not Following Cher, You're Twittering Wrong

If You're Not Following Cher, You're Twittering Wrong I love Cher. I love that sonorous voice. I love her brass balls attitude. I love her in every movie she's ever been in, especially The Witches of Eastwick. I love Cher so much that I even love total strangers who also love Cher. Whether or not you're a fan of this perpetually raven-haired Gen X icon, you're missing out if you're not following Cher on Twitter. The key to Cher's Twitter brilliance? Chick's got some serious…