: pardon our mess and thank you :
Gassing protesters isn’t so much a sign of strength as it is a sign of fear and retaliation. Retaliation for what, you ask. Well, for the…
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: the most annoying sound :
It’s summertime, doors and windows are wide open to the fresh air and lilting melody of life being lived. Sweet sounds like birdsong and church bells and the whirring stutter of…
: dear america :
No matter how bleak things look now, no matter how grim they may seem, there is always hope. Because we’re the America that counts, you…
: how I spent Christmas night :
: back on the horse :
: all humor is based in sorrow :
: the great debate :
: the third law of motion :
According to Isaac Newton (I call him Mr. Gravity), there are three laws of motion. Two of them — inertia and acceleration — are irrelevant here.…
: a feel good moment :
Most of us aren’t hedonists. We don’t expect, or necessarily want, a life of decadent luxury. Come on, who needs 20 bathrooms and private jets and…
: i can’t read :
Most of my time now is devoted to careening. I’ve turned into a freaking pinball. When I get up in the morning I’m as exhausted as…
: dumb coping strategies :
Like every person in the world, I’m bored stiff. You can only pick dog hair off your socks for so long, you know. The weather doesn’t…
