Don't be a jerk.

I was waiting for the train this morning, reading a book, caffeine giddy, and when the train pulled in I did my customary sweep of the avail...

Ugly Marriages

I saw this play Fifty Words last night. It's an ugly play about Jan and Adam's ugly marriage and their ugly resentments and ugly in...

College, cigarettes, and surrender

I just went out for coffee and the crisp fall weather that has settled in made me instantly nostalgic for college. Oh, it was so nice at Hun...

Cooking at Home: Why is it such a pain in the ass?

I just moved into a new apartment, with the kitchen, though very small, being one of its selling features. I'm also now living with my b...

For the record

I do not "like" Sarah Palin anymore. I don't know that I ever really "liked" her--I know I said that I did--but I t...

Identity politics are dead.

There must have been a time and a place for identity politics; in fact, I know that in the sixties and seventies it was a mobilizing force. ...

Sarah Palin is Causing Me an Identity Crisis

I have something terrifying to say: I kind of like Sarah Palin. I watched her speech last night, I scoffed at it, went through the motions o...

Top search results for this blog. Not as boring as it sounds.

I got Google Analytics a few months ago and am now learning how to use it. There are many very interesting things going on--in particular, h...