I picked up The Year of Magical Thinking because in his answers to the 6 questions we always ask, Bill Tuomala said he would take Joan Didion out to Jax. Plus, I vaguely remembered hearing…
Date Archives April 2009
When the Tibbles are sick
“I cant watch TV,” Nolan said. “Why not?” “My bones aren’t strong enough.”
She totally ruined it for me
You must live in a box if you don’t know novelist J.G. Ballard died a little over a week ago. I never read anything by him and probably never will. This has nothing to do…
When we inevitably makeout
If you’ve ever spent any time with a girl between the ages of oh, 8 and 12, you know that one of their main reasons for existing is to apply lip gloss. They love lipgloss,…
Crackpot Theory #17: Men let nostalgia get in the way of their critical thinking
Okay, I will admit upfront that I haven’t put this Crackpot Theory through the rigorous paces most of my Crackpot Theories are subjected to before the great reveal. But, well, I tempted fate by whining…
The trouble with Beetles (and The Beatles)
At the age of four, Liam has decided he is not afraid of The Beatles’ Bear. The Beatles’ Bear had been living under my sink since that picture was taken in 2005. This morning when…
8.14 crushes a day for the past 23 years
I recently (about 16 minutes ago) claimed to have had 66,283 crushes in the past 23 years. One of my Facebook friends figured out I averaged 8.14 crushes a day. That sounded about right to…
Fallen off the horse
Do you ever have those periods of time where you feel like the most boring person on the planet? I’ve gotten so boring I’m convinced that my brain is atrophying and now I brush my…
Enough with Susan Boyle you awful, judgmental pricks
I’m sure by now you’ve seen the video of Susan Boyle singing some song from Les Miserables on Britain’s Got Talent. If you haven’t wait about 4 minutes someone will forward it to you, link…
Positively raging Easter
I’m not sure how you spent your Easter Sunday, but I spent mine sitting on a couch with my nephew Max singing along loudly to The Hold Steady’s new live album, A Positive Rage. We…