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I Miss the NBA
Over at the DG, I write about how I miss the NBA. This is notable for two reasons: most people don't miss the NBA, and have already...
sarafoss, 14 November 2011 |
Does The Beach Boys' "Smile" Live Up To Its Reputation?
At this point it's hard to figure out what to say next about The Beach Boy's Smile album. Part of the problem is that everyone thought...
Do People Really Like Going on Vacation? Yes, Yes, They Do
Over at the DG, I write about how much I love vacation, and how sad it is when vacations end and transport you back to the real world....
Scenes from the Caribbean
Here are some scenes from my trip to the British Virgin Islands. I stayed with my friend Susanna and her husband Amarro, who...
When Newspapers Close
An article in CommonWealth magazine asks "What happens when a community loses its newspaper?", and suggests that residents of Holyoke,...
Top Reads of the Week
Travel: Sara Foss on eating in the Caribbean Parenting: J LeBlanc on her lack of parenting experience Unemployment: R.B....
Navigating the Unemployment Bureaucracy
I have a lot of feelings about getting downsized, but the biggest is probably a mixture of disappointment and embarrassment. The...
No More CDs
I'm not an early adopter of new technologies, and I tend to hang on to obsolete technologies for as long as possible. When I visited...
On Penn State
Boy, am I glad I didn't go to Penn State! Of course, my goal was to go to a school where nobody really cared about football, and I...
NFL Picks, Week 10
Over at the DG, I make my week 10 football picks. Click here to read them.
No Experience Required
It is funny now to think back on certain things I worried about while pregnant. For instance, I actually considered asking a friend who...
Bil Keane, R.I.P.
"The Family Circus" is not the world's most cutting-edge comic. At times, it can make me roll my eyes. And yet I enjoy it. Maybe it's...
Grousing About Cold
In her weekly column Greenpoint, my colleague Margaret Hartley writes about the onset of the cold season. Here's an excerpt: "The...
Yes, Sexual Harassment Exists
One interesting line of conservative thinking is to deny that sexual harassment exists. Here's John Derbyshire at the National...
Food and Drink of the Caribbean
Over at the DG, I write about some of the things I ate and drank on my lovely vacation in the British Virgin Islands, which came to an...
Top Reads of the Week
Movies and TV: J.K. Eisen on "Red State" and "Beavis and Butt-Head" Parenting/Family: Cindy F. Crawford on working from home...
Gone Fishing
We're officially on vacation until Nov. 9.
A Family Friendly Workplace
I have been desperately trying to get my son and my daughter to stop tongue kissing. Now, it's not what you think. My five-year-old...
Where Are the Poetry Blogs? (Part 2)
So I discovered that maybe not all of my favorite poets have started blogs yet, but I knew there must be some good ones out there. The...
When We Talk About Civility, What Do We Mean?
This New York Times article , on the supposed decline in Southern civility, has gotten a lot of criticism from the blogosphere, and...
Scholars and Sherlock
Fans of Sherlock Holmes will want to check out this piece on The Awl.
NFL Picks, Week 9
Over at the DG, I make my week 9 NFL picks. Which, by the way, I am having my best season EVER. Click here to read them.
My Twenty Words
Several years ago my behavior at a social event had appalled me. I had acted in an intolerably immature and selfish way, and my...
The Hassles of Air Travel
I read with horror the recent news story about the poor passengers who were trapped on the tarmac in Hartford, Conn., for more than...
Shaq's Memoir
I just can't get enough of the Shaq/Kobe feud, even at this late date, which is why I ate up every word of this Deadspin piece, which...