Category: opinions (big book of)
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Good Thing I’m a Supremely Confident Person
When one starts a blog, one knows that putting oneself out there is a risk. Am I as funny as I think I am? Am I bringing a unique voice to the debate? Will they like me out there on the Internets? Then, about a minute into it, one decides that one does not really…
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Bah Humbug. Bring on the New Year’s Champagne
Christmas is finally, FINALLY over. Thank Amazon.com, JCrew, and the other retail gods. See, I have what I call “white sheep syndrome.” It’s like a form of survivor’s guilt: I escaped soul-crushing poverty but doing so came at a definite cost. To save myself, I had to leave other people behind and not look back. Specifically,…
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Race Recap: LV Rock N Roll Wreck
Disclaimer: This is a very long, very thorough account of my Las Vegas RnR experience. I promise I won’t stop being your friend if you don’t want to read all of it. Seriously. You can skip it. I’ll be ok. If you like the crush and sweat of other runners, bottlenecks galore, and wearing yourself out…
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So When Are You Two Kids Getting Married?
I am such a cliché. That was my first thought when I heard about the Census Bureau report on marriage and divorce rates, breaking the data down by region. It’s like the Census Bureau only looked at one Census form – mine – and was able to write a whole report on marriage trends. “The…