Me again. I think I’ve probably mentioned my really bad memory before, but I can’t recall. It used to bother me a lot that I have this sort of progressive amnesia in which anything over a week old tends to fade and blend into one event that I can’t really conjure up in any meaningful way. Not only do I ...

Dear Friends: Working in the outer-outer (read: superwhite) suburbs pisses me off on a regular basis, but today was the first day I thought I might actually have to kill to make things right. I was sitting, no, lounging at Starbucks today at lunch, reading my book, Empire Falls, which is taking me forever due to the fact that it’s ...

To the Luce Hostboy with the Attitude: I ran in tonight, all flush with the success of finding a parking spot right out front! of Pizza Luce! In the warehouse district! and took a look around the restaurant before heading back up front to get a table. You trailed me up to the podium, asking, as if I was clueless ...

My fellow Americans: If it weren’t for this work thing and the constant flurry of activity, I’d have time to write some of this stuff down. Since I don’t, I’ve made a list of the things I would write about if I had the opportunity. In fact, I’d make them into one giant post for your reading enjoyment. And, believe ...