Maybe Bachmann’s right.  Maybe God is sending us signals on the daily and I have been retarding my development by constantly ignoring his stealthy suggestions.  I was watching hurr[...]

On the last day of this year’s Lollapalooza, as cold rain tore into my back while I stood in front of the stage where the Arctic Monkeys were supposed to be playing, I struck up a [...]

“More things are wrought by Scooby-Doo than this world dreams of.” — Lord Alfred Tennyson or Somebody Today, Scooby meets Jonathan Winters… Wherein we first find out something myst[...]

Years ago, when I was young, I had a friend named Lucas who told me about trips back home to Boston.  These were conflicted journeys; when he saw his old friends – friends from hig[...]

Part 1 The morning sun of the Southwest baked the tent and, in turn, my twelve-year-old body. We were at the base of Mount Taylor, an 11,301-foot volcano, and I had just set off my[...]

This guide was originally published in 2008 as a part of the “Things Single Guys Do When They’re Bored” pamphlet that was widely distributed by every reputable life coach in the co[...]

The purpose of this piece isn’t to expose how stupid I am, but that’s probably what’s going to happen. Do you know the top five most dangerous cities in the world? Me neither. But [...]

“University Of Miami Football Scandal: Current NFL Players Allegedly Received Money, Various Illicit Benefits While In School” – TheHuffingtonPost “Pryor’s career at Oh[...]

Costumes: jeans and T-shirts and Oxfords and thermal long-sleeves from American Apparel. Drinks: beers and wines and bourbons and Vodka-sodas. Lighting: dark. Music: loud. Laughter[...]

I sit on my pier at the end of the street – the one I’ve ignored for two months too long.  Its jutting nose edges me closer to Manhattan, at a distance I find suitable.  It holds m[...]