“Only… only… wanting contact.” – Peter Gabriel, I Have the Touch I used to wear these humongous glasses. And when I say humongous, I mean seriously LARGE, like they took up two-thirds of my face. At least I had peripheral vision, I used to tell people, so I could make light of it. Then my … Continue reading Wanting Contacts
I don’t pity myself, although I easily could. I mean, I haven’t done half the things I said I would do by age 36, and AARP is offering me numerous discounts through the mail (anyone want a $10 subscription to This Old House?), a sure sign of decline. Yet, I don’t pity myself for one … Continue reading @world: my life sucks. i feel bad for myself and you should too #selfpityrules
The cool people are all listening to Mumford and Sons, heads bobbing and weaving to their stylish, if misunderstood, rhythms and lyrics. The cool people are all going to see Les Misérables and are finding it a musically profound experience, then going to see it again with a different group of cool friends. The cool … Continue reading Hip to Be Square
Everybody knows that black people have rhythm, Italian women can cook, Asian people are good at math, and homosexuals are good at interior design. Right? WRONG. Yet, when you read each one of those things, you knew exactly why I typed it, because of a little thing I like to call pre-judging before knowing, while … Continue reading Sam’s Weekly Water Cooler Musings: On Stereotyping
Ladies, remember the last time you were set up by a friend? She was telling you all the positive qualities, like how he’s a brain surgeon, he lives in a condo in the valley, he’s been single for eight months, and just one thought was going through your head the whole time as you nodded … Continue reading But What Does He Look Like?
My kids are amazing. I mean, sure there are some times when I just want to sit them down and read them the riot act, but that’s the nature of being children. They will try your patience. My kids are unique. I don’t know if I’ve ever met kids exactly like mine (and that makes … Continue reading Between Two Races
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