These days, friends are in short supply. People my age don't suddenly start making good friends. Your best friends come from your youth, from days before all the bullshit, the people who knew you beforeyou turned into who you are today. It's a shame how my friends keep dropping away, one by one. It's disheartening…
Slogan writing – could it be for me?
I am a skilled salesman. I have a penchant for psychology and would like to think that I am well-versed in the art of influence. I am also a very good writer by many people's accounts. Then perhapsit would behoove me to try my hand a copywriting. I hate to admit this (trust me, I…
If not a bespoke shoe, then Allen Edmonds
My bespoke suit will be arriving before my custom shoes will. As such, I need a good pair of shoes to wear with the suit in the interim. Not only that, it's better to rotate your pairs of shoes when possible: this allows for them to rest, prolonging the lifespan of your shoes.
Children, not fathers, know best (about love)
What does love mean? Children are pure and see the most clearly, unfettered by the complications brought on by adult life. I find so many of these definitions touching in its simplicity and honesty.The children are right. My flowing poetic language cannot do justice in describing the essence of love in its most elementary and…
May we always remember those whom we have lost, even if we have not yet lost them
There is an enormous amount of press coverage regarding the death of Annie Le. Today, in the New York Daily News, I came across an article about the funeral that was held for the beloved young woman.In this article was this snippet of interest. Her half-brother, Dan Nguyen, described his delight doing the simplest of…
