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Notes from the Mall, Volume 2. 1. Today was another one of those days when I decided that walking at the Mall was a good idea. I get that in my head every three months or so, and today’s decision was spurred on by the fact that it was 40 degrees this morning, so I couldn’t go to the lake*. ...

An open question to the internet: does this happen to you? It’s time again for the purge. I think maybe it’s the change in seasons, or the feeling that I kind of lost a week due to some highly unproductive nuttiness. No, it’s the season. Definitely. I have this urge to throw things out. To empty the contents of drawers, ...

Dear Comrades: This morning, I woke up at the usual time, wanting to sleep just a little later because I knew it was too cold outside to walk right away, so what was the point? But I couldn’t, because every two minutes or so, I felt a cat springing up on the bed and getting pounced on by another cat, ...

Dear Friends and Lovers: At this very second, I’m sitting at my dining room table, watching the rain. It’s pouring. No, monsooning. In one month, a weather event of this magnitude would require hours of shoveling. I’m glad we’re not to that point yet. I was about to leave for the coffeeshop, but I’ll wait a minute and tell you ...