Whew, that last one was like passing a kidney stone. Cathartic, but it wore me out. Time to switch things up with a few quick thoughts I’ve had lately. 1. The first thing I think every March 15th is ‘Beware the Ides of March.’ Okay look, Julius Caesar was a prick. You’ll get no argument…
What Do You Think When You Think About Love?
How many times have I written about this subject? How many more times will I write about it? Who can say? I never get tired of it. Soon it will be Valentine’s Day, one of my favorite days of the year, so rest assured you’ll be getting one of these love letters to Love itself…
Paris Pics Vol. I
I’ve been focused on that other passion of mine as of late. No, not that one you perverts. The other one. It only took me six months, but I finally got around to culling through and processing my Paris photos. (I got a little distracted with photographing M.’s soccer and basketball games.) I’m sort of…
Inauguration Day
Though I am loath to start the new year off on a discordant note and will get to better things eventually, I do want to mark the occasion of this ominous day in American history before shit goes off the rails. Indeed, it could happen as early as this week, when our new President sends…
2024 Wrapped
This will be my last post of 2024, so it’s a good time to take stock of the year that was for me. I think I’ll make this a regular thing at the end of each year like Spotify does. My Theme for 2024: Transition Every book has a theme–sometimes more than one–and so it…
The Style Issue
I sometimes forget that not every post has to be introspective and existential. It’s okay to lighten things up and not be so damn serious all the time. In that spirit, I’ve been toying with writing about style and what good style means to me for a while now. I’ve been interested in style, and…
10 Things I Think I Think on November 23, 2024
Got a lot out in that last post. As I nurse a rapidly diminishing election hangover, I have some thoughts. Brevity is one of them, so let’s get right to the point for a change. 1. Unlike a lot of my friends and social media follows who are in full-scale panic mode right now, I…
You May Not Care About Politics, But Politics Cares About You
Well fuck me sideways. Our long national nightmare continues. I thought it was going to be over a few days ago, but approximately 74 million Trump loyalists–120,000 of whom are located in the right places, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania–disagreed with me. And so a fascist will return to Washington in a few months. Said fascist…
10 Things I Think I Think On October 24, 2024
It’s fall, my favorite time of year. There’s a nip in the air, and it’s finally jacket weather. Time to break out my favorite clothes, my best shoes, and yes, my favorite cologne. The good shit. The scents I love most that are too heavy for hot weather, but totally crush it in the cool…
Lost and Found in Paris
If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.— Ernest Hemingway The best of America drifts to Paris. The American in Paris is the best American. It is more fun…