One good thing about being unemployed is the time to appreciate things that you tend to naturally cut out of your life when you are busy. Things like seeking out new music when the stuff you have has gotten stale, or reading those books in your “to read” pile that never seem to make the […]
Clone Wars
For those of you like myself, who were disappointed (and let’s face it, a little hurt) by the heavy suckage of the three new Star Wars movies, I highly recommend that you go out and pick up seasons 1 and 2 of Star Wars: Clone Wars on DVD. Like many people, I tried to watch […]
I’m Not Superstitious
I just had an interesting debate with myself. I was walking down 29th street between 5th & 6th on my way to work. 29th has a lot of tiny little junk shops on that block. Barely more than kiosks, these 6 x 10 little stores carry all sorts of knick-knacks and chotchkes, from cheap clothing […]
The Good Guys Don’t Always Win
I’d like to relate a conversation I had with a 4 year old girl on the subway yesterday morning. I was sitting down, and this girl and her mother and father were standing in front of me, holding onto the pole. Normally, I would have gotten up and given my seat to the kid, but […]