Archive for October, 2008

Your nation is safe. It is full of yearners yearning for the golden glory of your nation. Don’t worry.  Your nation is safe.
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Your 2008 World Champions! And take that, Rays fan!
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1) Prancer Cancer- a benign cluster of cells develops around my prancing muscles. After intense prance-o-therapy, I’m back on my feet telling my story to millions in television ads. 2) Toothbrush cancer- My tastebuds double as carcinogens for inanimate objects.  After three months of brushing my tongue devoutly, a malignant patch spreads over the...
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I know I did. If you have not listened to the This American Life Episode #365, I highly recommend it.  It’s informative, impartial, and interesting.  (iii reflects !!!) My favorite part of the program was the 2nd piece on credit default swaps. Ira tells* us that “one way to think about this product is...
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How many? Check out the above video (courtesy of YouTube). I apologize if you have seen it before. It has been floating around YouTube and made its way onto some morning news programs. I found it very interesting, and pretty true to human nature. I would share, but I don’t want to give anything...
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It’s always fun to go through… Saturday, September 04, 2004 An Open Letter to a boy in my creative writing class: Your story, you know the one about the two in love in India, that one was good.  I remember that one.  I also remember you have a yellow jumpsuit and wanted to wear...
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We had a going away party at work today. One of my co-workers (V.) is starting a new job on Monday, with, surprisingly, a financial institution. I was unaware that anybody was hiring right now, let alone financial companies. K. brought in pizza (from Pizza Hut, my favorite!) and cake for lunch today (so...
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As I am reading _The Nine_, which I highly recommend… I was troubled by this post of mine a few days ago in light of this quote (on page 146 of my copy)… In the Court itself, as a new term began in October 2000, a near silence prevailed.  Controversial cases seemed to have...
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Dear Christopher Buckley: Each time I ride the Acela, I look for you. Maybe I’m headed to New York as you’re returning to Washington or vice versa. Maybe you walked by me at the very same moment that I had to rummage through my bag to look for a pen to sign my ticket....
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Those who know me (or who know my writing), may be surprised by my choice for my first book review attempt.  It’s not that I don’t like chick-lit or that I have to be eponymous.  I never expected, similar to the Jewish-female author Amy Cohen, to be addressing my own life as a single...
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