Taylor-Made
I went to a real college in the sense that I have a legitimate B.F.A. but it wasn’t a real college by typical measures. There were only about 25 students in my graduating class and […]
Down and Out in Oregon
“portland downscale swingers bars“ For some reason I can’t help but think this must be Oregon not Maine. I do love that this searcher (who ended up here on this site) was sick of all […]
Making a Monkey Out of Me
I’d nearly forgotten about that pocket of time, a good 3-4 weeks post-Labor Day where it’s still warm enough to sleep with the windows open but school is back in session. Tuesday, I was awoken […]
Busy Is, as Busy Does
Portland is about as non-city as a city can be yet I heard much about how it was too “busy” from friends, family and strangers (it’s why the middle-aged loudmouth lady with the very broad […]
Observations, I Have a Few
Ok, no time for serious analysis but I do have a few fleeting impressions from my week-long stint in Oregon. While I’m not crazy about NYC, I have to say that I’ve grown to prefer […]
Portland Bound
In just about 12 hours I will be in Portland, then Eugene, then Manzanita. Should be interesting. My only dilemma is what to wear. I'm still scarred from the last time I visited over Labor […]
Some Problems Are Easily Solved
In case anyone was wondering if I resolved my First World problem of not being able to find an intense mauve non-shimmery lipstick. Well, yes, I did. The weird thing was that there wasn’t a […]
Off the Wagon
So, my August no sugar/starch/alcohol detox didn’t go so well, no surprise. I caved on bread, rice, French fries and wine after the first week. I have been running 3-4 miles and lift weights four […]
Is That Your Final Answer?
Apropos to nothing, last week my mom emailed to ask if I’d ever thought of being on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire as if that’s the sort of thing you decide to do one […]
Pub Ed
It looks like the NYT Public Editor (I like how pub ed becomes pubed in the url) has gotten involved with the Cintra Wilson JCPenney kerfuffle. I had trouble actually reading the piece because I […]