In Search of Lost Time For Proust
For a long time, I went to bed late, and woke up early in the morning. I subsisted on fiveContinue Reading
always in the middle of something
For a long time, I went to bed late, and woke up early in the morning. I subsisted on fiveContinue Reading
Here is the first thought that came to mind when I saw the above poster to celebrate Black History MonthContinue Reading
It’s the time of year where obligation drags us to parties we could easily have blown off in April. It’sContinue Reading
The one who started it all. The Dick of all Dicks, Dick Cheney. “Hello underlings, I am a DICK, andContinue Reading
Like many others, I was outraged but not surprised by the Grand Jury decision on the shooting death of MichaelContinue Reading
To be fair, I was only a teenager when I went to a Halloween party in black face. I didn’tContinue Reading
Back in those heady days, it was the robber barons and me. Rockefeller, Carnegie, Vanderbilt, Morgan and Edmund K SaundersContinue Reading
Those four words. They grip our minds like bigots fervently applauding an immigrant-blaming dog-whistle; like flies drawn to the malodourousContinue Reading
I had unusual career aspirations when I was a kid. The first career I ever remember being thrilled about inContinue Reading
There’s something about bacon that keeps bringing me back to meat. Throughout my life I’ve had many solid stints ofContinue Reading
Rush Limbaugh, about to unleash a shit-storm from his ugliest orifice, again. There is no such thing as a good-naturedContinue Reading
If recent media are to be believed, Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his pleasure-seeking libido – let’s call him Charlie – haveContinue Reading
Though I consider myself to be a well-spoken, civilized human being, there are times when I can be a totalContinue Reading
Now that I think back, it’s possible Ms Crank was only about 49 or 50, which isn’t that much olderContinue Reading
I had the meanest, most wretched teacher in the world when I was in grade 4. To protect the innocent,Continue Reading