I purchased a pair of shoes from Michael Andrews Bespoke (that's a story for another post) and I realized that I had better take good care of them. First off, I wanted to get a nice big shoe horn likethe one they had there. I started looking for local shoe stores on the Internet but…
My childhood taught me how to be a parent
The New York Times - When a Parent’s ‘I Love You’ Means ‘Do as I Say’ - [PDF] There is so much in this article that I didn't need to read. I could've told them damn nearly everything in there. I suppose I am more critical of traditional parenting methods. Though I my childhood was…
In an effort to change the landscape of my blog
Being a young writer of typically cliched artist's leanings, I realized that my best creations come from suffering. Angst, frustration, bitterness, the weeping of my heart as I lose faith in people,this is all fodder for my writing. Anger or discontent is what drives me, at least for the vast majority of my more dramatic…
Folks, marry young
It's been a while since I've hopped on Craigslist. The spammers really screwed things up, and I've given up on finding romance on the Internet. Alas, boredom beckoned, and I wandered over to my oldstomping grounds, just for kicks. I came across this one post. To the younger ones (Queens) Date: 2009-09-04, 1:29PM EDT Don't…
An attempt to liven up my stagnation
I recently subscribed to One Story, a publication that mails out a short story every three weeks (which reminds me...where's my latest issue?). I decided that I'd try to enrich my literary world. I'veonly read one issue so far, and to be frank, it wasn't very good. Anyway, I recently got a newsletter. There's some…
