Gratitude journal: Portlandia
Tonight I am grateful for Portlandia. Elysha and I watched the season finale of the show tonight. It’s freakin’ hilarious. Happily, IFC has greenlighted a third season of the show,…
You can’t take back slut.
This week’s Slate DoubleX Gabfest discussed how Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown Law Student who was called a “slut” by Rush Limbaugh, might be “the new standard bearer for sex-positive feminism.”…
Gratitude journal: A good sleeper
So many parents have such a hard time getting their children to sleep at night. Some can’t stand the thought of listening to their child crying in the crib during…
Keep Calm and Carry On
The history behind the poster and phrase “Keep Calm and Carry On” is a good one, but the most intriguing thing about this video is the bookstore where the original…
Our romantic evening with the engineer
Yesterday, I detailed our unfortunate experience on Saturday night in our NYC hotel room. After many queries regarding the end result of our evening with the engineer, I thought I’d…
Gratitude journal: Gramps
Tonight I am grateful that Clara is able to spend as much time with her grandfather as she does. She loves the old guy, and he loves her right back.…
What kind of discount would you expect after a night like this?
Our plan: Cancel the trip to the movie theater. Instead, enjoy a nice dinner at a nearby restaurant and then return to the hotel room for dessert and a pay-per-view…
Times Square: The place that New Yorkers love to hate
I get annoyed when I hear New Yorkers complain about Times Square, which they seem to do a lot. Yes, it’s crowded, and yes, tragically, many of the people crowding…
Budo and company are well traveled
One never knows where your book is going to land after it is published. This week a reader sent me a link to an online bookstore in Dubai where Memoirs…
